Research and Discussion Paper on a TJ Framework for Zimbabwe Lessons learnt: The Commission of Inquiry into Violations of Human Rights failed because it did not provide the citizens of Uganda a real opportunity to acknowledge and thus address violations of human rights which had been committed.66Museveni has also emphasized that Uganda should not dwell on the past. Special notice: Already in 1974, Uganda had a Commission of Inquiry into the Disappearances of People in Uganda since January 25, 1971. The mandate of the commission was to investigate and report on disappearances in the first years of Idi Amin’s government from January 25, 1971 until 1974.The commission worked for 6 months. The commission identified a total of 308 enforced disappeared persons. Most of the enforced disappearances were carried out by Amin’s public security unit and the national investigation bureau.67The report was not made public and none of the families of the enforced disappeared persons received justice and reparations.68 In 2008, the Justice Law and Order Sector (JLOS) in Uganda established the Transitional Justice Working Group, a high-level policy-making entity to draft a national policy and law on transitional justice for Uganda.69 The Working Group has thematic sub-committees, including international crimes prosecutions, truth and reconciliation and traditional justice.70 As of October 2018, no such policy has been adopted by parliament. Lessons learnt: The Uganda experience is an indication that in some cases the state does not have the political will to enforce recommendations of a commission which it itself had established. The state had raised expectations for the victims and survivors, which it did not meet. 6.3.Kenya Country: Kenya 71 Independence: from the United Kingdom December 12, 1963 Truth commission: Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission Dates of operation: The commission was initially given a two-year mandate from 2009 to 2011, which was extended three times Enabling act: Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Act72 Time to be investigated: December 12, 1963 – February 28, 2008 Mandate: Establish an accurate, complete and historical record of violations and abuses of human rights and economic rights inflicted on persons by the state, public institutions and holders of public 65 ibid Joanna R. Quinn: The Politics of Acknowledgement: An Analysis of Uganda’s Truth Commission; https://www1.essex.ac.uk/armedcon/themes/international_courts_tribunals/analysis2.pdf 67 Ibid 68 Ibid 69 http://www.scielo.org.za/pdf/ahrlj/v12n2/06.pdf 70 Ibid 71 https://www.usip.org/publications/2009/07/truth-commission-kenya 72 The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Act no. 6 of 2008; Revised Edition 2012 (2008). Published by the National Council for Law Reporting with the Authority of the Attorney General; www.kenyalaw.org 66 29 DRAFT