The Kenya Human Rights and Equality Commission . Under the Constitution of Kenya , 2010 , the roles of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights ( KNCHR ) , the National Commission on Gender and Development ( KNCGD ) and the Public Complaints Standing Committee shall be carried out under the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission . Under the Constitution the mandate of the Commission shall be : to promote respect for human rights and develop a culture of human rights in the Republic ; to promote gender equality and equity generally and to coordinate and facilitate gender mainstreaming in national development ; to promote the protection , and observance of human rights in public and private institutions ; to monitor , investigate and report on the observance of human rights in all spheres of life in the Republic , including observance by the national security organs ; to receive and investigate complaints about alleged abuses of human rights and take steps to secure appropriate redress where human rights have been violated .