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The 2012 Annual Jurists Conference on the theme "Preparing for Elections in a Transitional Society: Kenya's Preparedness for Elections" was hosted by ICJ Kenya in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung between 14th and 18th August 2012 at Mombasa ContinentalResort in Mombasa, Kenya.
The main focus of the conference was to take stock of the ongoing institutional and legislative reforms in Kenya, and to question whether they are adequate to chart Kenya’s democratic and good governance goals and realize the implementation of the Constitution particularly in the wake of the infamous 2007 disputed elections.
Notable speakers at the conference included Former Secretary of State of the Federal Republic of Germany- Klaus-Juergen Hedrich, Prof. Githu Mugai, the Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya and Hon. Kenneth Marende, the Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya among others.