LLB Research Projects (2024)

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    A Critique of the legal framework on whistleblower protection for employees in Kenya
    (Strathmore University, 2024) Gikonyo, V. W.
    This dissertation is a critique of the Legal Framework on whistleblower protection in Kenya. This study is out to find out the effectiveness of the Bribery Act and section 65 of the Anti- Corruption and Economic Act in so far as it protects employee whistleblowers. Additionally, this study is also out to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the Whistleblower Protection Bill of 2023. Lastly, the study compares the UK laws on whistleblowing to that of Kenya and seeks to find out the lessons that could be learnt from the UK laws on whistleblowing. In conducting the study, primary and secondary sources of data collection are used in answering the questions. After analysing the Bribery Act and section 65 of the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act it is discovered that the laws indeed are sector specific and do not sufficiently protect employee whistleblowers. The Whistleblower Protection Bill would remedy the situation since if enacted there would be a law specifically on whistleblowing and that specifically provides for protection of employees, but the Bill is still yet to be enacted. There are also lessons to be drawn from the UK since their Employment Rights Act protects employee whistleblowers aside from having the Public Interest Disclosure Act which protects whistleblowers. The study proposes that legislators should pass the Whistleblower Bill into law to protect employees.