Core Values [IRITE]

In order to realize the vision and mission of LRF,

the following values will define the organization's
character:

LRF Strategic Objectives

We shall focus on empowering communities and
building the capacity of individuals and
organizations in advocating for human rights.
This will be achieved by effective and efficient
implementation of the following strategic
objectives:

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LRF Organizational Profile

Strengthen Institutions (State and Non-State

actors) that work on administration of Justice for
effective service delivery.
Legal Resources Foundation Trust (LRF) is an
independent, not for profit Kenyan civil society
organization that promotes access to justices
through human rights education, research and
policy advocacy. Founded in 1993, LRF's main
thrust is in enhancing the administration of
justice for the poor, vulnerable and marginalised
in line with the United Nations Millennium
Development Goals on poverty eradication,
Kenya's Vision

2030, County integrated development plans, Human

development and Kenya's Poverty eradication
strategy. This necessitates working with actors in the
justice system, legal practitioners and various
governance institutions.

Vision ____________________________

Mission

"A just and equitable society"

"A resource for justice, equity and resilience in

communities through holistic participatory
interventions and strategic partnerships."

This vision depicts the state of the society,

primarily within Kenya and beyond, that LRF as a
human rights organization is working towards.
The institutional vision of LRF is therefore: "A
premier catalyst institution for a just and
equitable society.

Enhance People's Participation in governance

systems and decision-making processes.
Influence Policy Reform through research and
advocacy.
Enhance LRF Effectiveness and Sustainability.
Thematic Areas and Project Implementation
Plans

Our Motto: "Haki itawale" ___________

This is a Kiswahili (the main national language of
Kenya) phrase whose English meaning is "Justice
for all

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Dear Prof. Njogu,

NTEGRITY
We uphold sound morals in our work and
interactions with all our stakeholders.

We endeavor to be dependable to our

stakeholders and peers.

We encourage new ideas while seeking out and

balancing viewpoints from our stakeholders.

the issue. Yours

Sincerely,

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Re: APPOINTMENT TO THE JUDICIARY TASK FORCE ON SENTENSING POLICY

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EAMWORK
We encourage synergy among our programs
and projects to enhance team spirit among
staff and develop a cooperative work
environment.
MPATHY
We strive to accommodate and understand
other's feelings and situations while carrying
out our noble duties.

Hon. Lady Justice

Rawal,

EBS,

Kalpana
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have requested the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary to co-opt Legal Resource Foundation
Trust into Technical Committee and arrange to have the draft Rules shared with the Special
Working Group on Court Users Committee.
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Yours sincerely.

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Thematic Areas and Project Implementation Plans

Research and Advocacy Theme

Administration of Justice Thematic Area

This thematic area will address the sources

of injustices within the administration of
justice system from the point of arrest
through the final determination of cases.
Key areas in need of reform will be isolated
in both the civil and criminal justice
systems. LRF will leverage on its vast past
experiences while implementing programs
in the administration, study and findings on
researches and reports on penal reforms,
judicial reforms, security sector reforms
and community justice as a basis for
policy advocacy.

LRF seeks to be a key policy influence at both

National and Local County levels in matters that
relate to justice and equity. It seeks to identify
communities of relevance to its thematic areas
and develop their capacity to engage state
actors to meet their interests. LRF also seeks to
engage in national and county policy and
legislative drafting in areas
Innocence behind bars:
ii
.

Upholding child rights in difficult

circumstances

behaviour and

Haki Institute

Alternative Justice

LRF recognises the important role

played by
alternative justice systems that exist
and
are utilised by communities in resolving
disputes. Most of these mechanisms
are
established in the constitution but are not
necessarily utilised due to inadequate
awareness. These mechanisms
include traditional dispute
resolution mechanisms among the
communities in Kenya, established
tribunals, etc. Although ADR and

TDRM are recognised in the

Constitution of Kenya 2010, little has
been done to monitor their
decisions and if they are compatible
with
the constitutional
requirements for justice systems. LRF has
done a study on TDRM and will focus on
operationalising it by empowering
the
players to
Governance and Development Theme

This core theme will run throughout all

other themes and in Haki Institute and

Institutional development. This is critical

for both information generation,
Information packaging, lesson learning,
lesson sharing and in the replication of best
practice index. For this reason. Monitoring
and evaluation outcomes will be used to in
the identification of potential projects and
policy advocacy items. This thematic areas
will act as the link between LRF projects
and the Haki Institute and Institutional
Development theme.

eradicate unconstitutional serve communities

fairly.

It will be delivered in one (1) project

namely the Research monitoring and
evaluation project.

This thematic area shall be delivered under the

AoJ theme through two (2) projects namely:

LRF has over its time interacted with a lot

Community Justice (CJ)

Alternative Justice (AJ)

of interest like citizen participation, civil,

political, social, economic and cultural justice.
This thematic area shall be delivered through
two (2) projects namely:
i.
People's Participation
ii. Social, Economic and Cultural Rights

of information and strategies that can

enhance the capacity of other human rights
crusaders to increase their efficiency and
effectiveness in service delivery. It will
carry out this role by building a resource
base for virtual learning and legal research.
This thematic area shall be delivered
through three (3) projects namely:
i.
Capacity Development
ii. Legislative Drafting
iii. Archiving Information