A/HRC/44/9 Introduction 1. The Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, established in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 5/1, held its thirty-fifth session from 20 to 31 January 2020. The review of Kenya was held at the 6th meeting, on 23 January 2020. The delegation of Kenya was headed by Chief Administrative Secretary and Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ababu Namwamba. At its 13th meeting, held on 28 January 2020, the Working Group adopted the report on Kenya. 2. On 14 January 2020, the Human Rights Council selected the following group of rapporteurs (troika) to facilitate the review of Kenya: Angola, Bahamas and Fiji. 3. In accordance with paragraph 15 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 5/1 and paragraph 5 of the annex to Council resolution 16/21, the following documents were issued for the review of Kenya: (a) A national report submitted/written presentation made in accordance with paragraph 15 (a) (A/HRC/WG.6/35/KEN/1); (b) A compilation prepared by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in accordance with paragraph 15 (b) (A/HRC/WG.6/35/KEN/2); (c) A summary prepared by OHCHR in accordance with paragraph 15 (c) (A/HRC/WG.6/35/KEN/3 and Corr.1). 4. A list of questions prepared in advance by Belgium, Canada, Germany, Liechtenstein, Portugal, on behalf of the Group of Friends of the national mechanism for reporting and follow-up, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America was transmitted to Kenya through the troika. These questions are available on the website of the universal periodic review. I. Summary of the proceedings of the review process A. Presentation by the State under review 5. The delegation stated that Kenya had undertaken a variety of initiatives to implement the 192 supported recommendations from the previous review and had even taken steps to consider some of the noted recommendations. In that regard, the National Committee on International and Regional Human Rights Obligations had been established. The Building Bridges Initiative had been launched in 2018 to foster national cohesion and peace. A number of initiatives had been taken in the area of the administration of justice, including the formulation of an alternative justice system policy, the establishment of 39 high courts in 38 counties and plans to establish at least one magistrates court in each of the 290 subcounties. In addition, a court-annexed mediation mechanism had been introduced to resolve cases through mediation. The mechanism operated with the assistance of courtaccredited mediators and had the effect of reducing the backlog of cases. To combat corruption, the Government had halted illicit financial flows by demonetizing the 1,000Kenya-shilling note and introducing a new generation of banknotes. 6. Kenya had continued to cooperate with the United Nations and the African human rights system and had issued a standing invitation in that regard. Kenya had hosted the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons, the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons living with albinism and the Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises. 7. In relation to the recommendations on economic and social rights, the Big Four Agenda had been launched in 2017, which detailed the development priorities for 2018 to 2022. 2