ILA has been involved in drafting and lobbying for the passing of Alcohol control Legislation.
This process began as early as 2006, with critiquing proposed amendments to the now repealed Liquor Licensing Act under Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Bill 2005. This was presented to a public forum for debate.
The amendments proposed to bring traditional liquor under the Liquor Licensing Act and repeal the Traditional Liquor Act, so as to abolish several licenses and reduce the cost of doing business in Kenya.
Currently, The Institute of Economic Affairs-Kenya, International Institute for Legislative Affairs Kenya and Kenyatta University are partners in a four-country research project whose objective is to analyze data and understand the policy …

People with mental illness and epilepsy in Kenya are often denied their fundamental rights to dignity, freedom from discrimination and freedom from torture. In this regard ILA, in Partnership with Basic NEEDS ( an Organization established in 2005 to intervene in mental health in the context of development through holistic interventions) was lobbying for the review of the Mental Health Act as well as finalization of the country’s Mental Health Policy to align it with the current Constitution which include the principles of human dignity, participation, protection, non-discrimination, human rights,
inclusiveness and equity to apply to those with mental health illnesses.
In consultation with the Ministry of Medical Services (Division of Mental Health) and the co-ordination committee members….

In 2009 – 2010, ILA hosted a Consortium of 11 organisations which carried out a situational analysis of tobacco control in Kenya funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Bill Gates Foundation. The Analysis focussed on the enforcement of smoke free legislation in Nairobi and involved a baseline survey to identify where the law is not being enforced, meetings with policy makers and various stakeholders and interest groups to support a smoke free Nairobi. ILA has also been involved in other baseline surveys and has recently conducted a research on the tobacco taxation in Kenya; whose results are being used to lobby for increased taxation of tobacco products in Kenya in line with WHO recommendations in order to improve the tobacco taxation system in Kenya and provide for regular, effective tax increases and creation of a sustainable funding mechanism for tobacco control programs in Kenya…

Unclaimed property is any financial asset, usually intangible, being held for a person or entity that cannot be found. Unclaimed property not only includes dormant bank accounts, unclaimed security
deposits, unclaimed shares of stock, or uncashed dividend cheques, but may also include unused gift
certificates of gift cards, unused rebates and customer credits, accounts receivable, uncashed vendor cheques, and various types of credits reflected on the books and records of a company.
ILA has been working with partners including the Unclaimed Property Assets Register (UPAR), ABANTU for Development, World Vision Kenya…

The Capacity Assessment exercise was planned, organized and conducted under the DFID-funded Kuza project, implemented by Adam Smith International and the County government of Mombasa. The International Institute for Legislative Affairs were the project consultants. The assessment was conducted in May and April 2015.
The purpose of the assessment was to determine capacity of Mombasa County to develop policies. The Assessment focused on the line Departments in Mombasa County, the Policy and Research Directorate and the Secretariat established to coordinate the development of policies in Mombasa County.
In assessing the capacity, the exercise was based on four key pillars i.e. human capacity, organizational capacity, budgets and the policy environment. The four pillars were identified as key to ensuring the County is able to develop sound and timely policies that are responsive to the people of Mombasa. The exercise sought to determine the ability to develop, leadership, coordination and monitoring and evaluation of policies.
The findings from the assessment were to form basis for designing a capacity development process starting with a scheduled training which was to be preceded by this assessment.
The key finding of the assessment was that there now no human capacity to engage in policy process. However, there was basic organizational capacity as well as the enabling environment. Consequently, the report recommends that the county executive development a capacity building programs to enhance the human capacity as well as undertake various structural changes to the policy development and coordination system.