The role of Kenya government in administration of justice to post election violence victims of 2007–2008 in Kenya: The dilemma of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) still reciding in camps

The phenomenon of Internally Displaced Persons has been a common occurrence in different parts of the world particularly in Africa where political differences have led to thousands of people running away from their homes to become refugees either within or outside their respective countries. The genocide that took place in Rwanda in 1994 and also in the Democratic Republic of Congo up to today puts to question the levels at which human rights are safeguarded. Here in Kenya, the issue of displaced persons goes back to 1895; this is when the British imperialists and colonizers started alienating, abusing and even enslaving Kenyans. They occupied the most fertile land and confined Africans in reserves (villages) in disregard and in violation of their rights. Human rights are legal entitlements which every person possesses by virtue of being human. These rights are universal and apply to everyone, regardless of gender or social status. They are protected by the constitutions and domestic laws of most countries of the world including that of Kenya. The paper focused on how the Kenya government has responded to the violation of human rights in the Rift Valley region with special emphasis on Molo District. Since 1987, there has been recurrence of violence in this District which has been caused mostly by the tension between the two groups of people namely, the Kikuyu and Kalenjin. In most cases, the Kikuyu have been perceived as intruders and as replica of the early colonizers who had occupied the Kalenjin land. Hence, the study evaluated how the Kenya government has done in the administration of justice to the post election violence victims, particularly those internally displaced from Molo and its environs. The paper was mainly based on Karl Marx Dialectical Materialism thus arousing the consciousnesses of Kenyans on the importance of human rights so as to enhance peaceful coexistence among various communities.