About NCEC

In June 1996, representatives of stakeholders in the Kenya constitutional reform process established a National Convention Planning Committee (NCPC). In April the following year, the NCPC organized a convention for civic organizations, political parties, religious bodies and NGOs came together at Limuru to formulate a people’s response to President Moi’s repeated failure to keep his promises of constitutional reform. This was the origin of the National Convention Assembly (NCA).

This assembly brought together more than 600 delegates from every part of the country. It included representatives from opposition political parties, the professions, the business community, farmers’ groups, pastoralists, trade unions, NGOs, community based organizations, academics and Kenyans in exile and was the most broad-based citizens’ forum ever created in Kenya. The only important stakeholder that failed to participate was KANU which, by refusing to attend, confirmed its fear of democracy and its contempt for the people.
At Limuru the NCA delegates resolved that:

Only comprehensive people driven constitutional reforms could bring democracy to Kenya;
It was imperative for comprehensive constitutional reforms to begin as soon as possible after the 1997 general elections;
Interim constitutional, statutory and administrative reforms were needed immediately to open up democratic space and prepare the country for comprehensive constitutional review; and
The constitutional review process must be facilitated by an independent multi-sectoral forum free from political interference and involving all stakeholders

Identity

NCA/NCEC is not for profit social movement for change of the citizens of Kenya whcih is legally recognised under the New Democracy Foundation.

Niche

The foundation of NCA/NCEC uniqueness lies in its intellectual power and experience in organising various sectors of society and well thought outreach programmes. The movement has track record in building coalitions, conducting civic activism and putting the issues of constitutional reform and governance on the public agenda.

Core Principles and Values

VIsion and Mission

Vision

A truly democratic society in which is social justice, peace , equity and properity for all, and which commands respect among the community of the nations.

Mission

The mission of NCA is to cause fundamental legal, political, social and economic changes that will lead to the creation of a just, prosperious and democratic society.

Mandate

The mandate of NCA-NCEC is to promote, strengthen and popularise legitimate, people driven, gender responsive popular process of change, governance and development; based on the sovereignty of the people and supremacy of the constitution. The movement has been estabilishing countrywide structures as action centres of deepening and consolidating democracy in Kenya:

The movement has acted as a site for:

Programmatic Briefs

NCEC programmatic and strategic policy directions are on the issues based-advocacy and education, research and policy analysis driven by the social democtratic principles. The principles are cultivated and anchored on:

1. Enactment of a new democtratic constitution into democtratic, ensuring implementation and translation of this new constitution into democratic  governance practices in the country and ensuring that he country returns to the culture of constitutionalism, the rule of law and respect of human rights.
2. Social justice and economic transformation as a means of improving the economic and social conditions of the populace with particular regard to the poor and vulnerable;
3. Build and consolidate a shared vision for the future through open and democtratic transitional justice mechanisms and
4. Research and advocacy for good governance whose ingredients are the rule of law, institutional governance, gender responsive policies and people centered leadership