Peer to Peer Series
"Progressive Governance and Reform: a case study of Kenya” with EMPA
candidate, William Tengecha Since Kenya got its independence in 1963, its
socio-political and economic development has been slow due to poor leadership
by successive regimes. The independence constitution favored autocratic style
of government, where a lot of power and authority was vested at the Presidency
without strong institutions to hold it accountable. This led to bad governance
and prompted Kenyans to endure a long and painful protest for change. A major
step towards the goal was achieved last year (August 2010), when a
comprehensive new constitution was passed, which is not only expected to
address bad leadership and governance issues but also guarantee people's
fundamental rights and freedoms. Its successful implementation can be
replicated by other developing and transitioning countries. William Tengecha is
an EMPA candidate who is interested in the study of human rights, transparency
and good governance while pursuing his degree at Maxwell. He is currently the
Principal Human Rights Officer for the Kenya National Commission on Human
Rights in Nairobi. He’s held a variety of other positions dealing with human
rights and capacity building. He has a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Business
Studies from Kenyatta University in Kenya. When: Tuesday, November 29th Where:
204 Maxwell Hall Time: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Peer to peer is a series for
Executive Masters in Public Administration students to share issues, problems
or successes with their fellow students. Each student guest speaker will speak
for about 20-30 minutes and then we will have a 20-30 minute discussion time.
This event is open to all students. Lunch will be provided at the start of the
event. Please RSVP to Kristina Donzella,
kedonzel@maxwell.syr.edu by Friday,
November 25th.
