The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has urged the government to promptly submit two overdue human rights reports, warning that delays could jeopardize Kenya's international standing. These reports are crucial for upholding Kenya's commitments under regional and international law.

• Two critical reports are overdue: the Fourteenth Periodic Report under the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the Maputo Protocol (due January 2025) and the State Party Report under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (due October 2024).
• KNCHR commended Kenya's submission of other key reports, including the Ninth Periodic Report under CEDAW (submitted November 11, 2024) and the Fourth National Report under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) (submitted February 7, 2025).
• During the UPR process, Kenya received 339 recommendations from UN Member States, committing to implement 232.

Violations of Economic, Social, and Cultural (ECOSOC) rights were the most reported abuses in Kenya over the past year, according to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) State of Human Rights Report 2024–2025. These violations accounted for nearly half of all complaints received, highlighting significant gaps in the realization of fundamental rights.

• 1,381 out of 2,848 complaints documented by the KNCHR related to ECOSOC rights, including access to health, water, food, education, social security, and housing.
• The KNCHR linked these unmet rights to increased agitation, especially among youth, contributing to a rise in civil and political rights violations.
• Adults aged 35–59 filed the majority of complaints (1,297), followed closely by youth aged 18–34 (1,210 complaints), indicating widespread socioeconomic pressures across all age groups.

The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) has called for comprehensive reforms to combat rising corruption, which it identifies as a major threat to human rights in Kenya, despite some progress in anti-corruption efforts.

• Corruption remains widespread, with 2,848 human rights complaints reported between December 2024 and December 2025.
• The KNCHR recommends strengthening whistleblower protection, fully implementing the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025, and adopting a Human Rights-Based Approach to fighting corruption.
• The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) secured preservation orders worth approximately Sh1.2 billion in the past year, but Kenya's ranking of 121 out of 180 on the global Corruption Perception Index highlights persistent challenges.