The appointment of the champions to steer SHARP programmes comes hot on the heels of the recent naming of an Independent Human Rights Advisory Committee (IHRAC) chaired by former Attorney General Prof Githu Muigai. With the appointment of the IHRAC to its Board last month, Kakuzi PLC has become the first corporate organization in Sub Saharan Africa to constitute and establish such an independent advisory panel benchmarked against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

In appointing the IHRAC, Kakuzi joins a growing list of globally focused institutions' progressively adopting the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, including football governing body FIFA, Global Chemicals manufacturer BASF SE, Adidas, among others.

Through the SHARP initiative, Kakuzi employees are sensitized on their roles and responsibilities towards ensuring the enjoyment of Human rights as a prerequisite to a safe, healthy and conducive working environment for all.  

The firm has also progressed in developing and rolling out an Operational-Level Grievance Mechanism (OGM) benchmarked against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The OGM provides timely and sensitive resolution of any grievances connected to Kakuzi's operations in a formal, transparent and consistent manner.