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REPUBLIC OF KENYA UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW OF THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: NATIONAL MID TERM REPORT SEPTEMBER, 2012 INTRODUCTION THE REVIEW Kenya presented its National UPR report in May 2010. During the interactive dialogue, 55 delegations made statements. 22 additional statements were posted on the Extranet of the universal periodic review. Out of these, one hundred and fifty recommendations (150) were made to Kenya. KENYA’S DECISION ON THE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS Out of the 150 (one hundred and fifty) recommendations that were made, Kenya accepted 128 (one hundred and twenty eight), postponed decision on 15 (fifteen) and only 7 (seven) did not enjoy Kenya’s support. Majority of the recommendations on which Kenya postponed her decision related to the ratification of human rights instruments to which Kenya is currently not a State Party. This was because Kenya’s Advisory/Consultative Committee, on international human rights obligations, was in the process of assessing all the international instruments, including the optional protocols that Kenya is not a state party to with a view to giving appropriate recommendations to the Government. Kenya promised an update for September 2010. AFTER THE ADOPTION OF THE WORKING GROUP REPORT After the May presentation and in the spirit of the consultative process that had been adopted for the writing of the national report, two consultative meetings were held, spearheaded by the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights supported by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nairobi Office. The first one was a debriefing session for the other stakeholders on the presentation of the National report, the recommendations that had been made and the State’s response to the recommendations. This was a critical analysis of that process in which the State explained its responses to the other UPR stakeholders.