The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)

DPP Calls on employees to adhere to the rule of law and code of conduct and ethics

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson M. Ingonga, OGW has urged employees at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to adhere to the rule of law and ODPP Code of Conduct and Ethics while discharging their duties.

Mr. Ingonga spoke today at the Prosecution Training Institute (PTI) in Nairobi during the sensitization and signing ceremony of the ODPP Code of Conduct and Ethics. Present were all Heads of Departments and Regional Coordinators.

The DPP urged employees to sign the Code of Conduct, and reminded them to remain professional and desist from actions that could depict them or the ODPP in negative light. He said: “We are indeed custodians of the rule of law and our actions must reflect the cardinal principle of our democracy in upholding the rights of citizenry.” Further, the DPP emphasized the need for ODPP staff to uphold integrity as a bedrock of securing public trust and making informed decisions guided by the principles of fairness, transparency and accountability.

Hassan Abdi, the Ag. Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions in the Department of Inspectorate and Quality Assurance, lauded the DPP on his recent election as the Africa Prosecutors’ Association (APA) president in Morocco. Mr. Abdi undertook to oversee the signing and implementation of the Code of Conduct and Ethics by employees.

The seven-page Code of Conduct and Ethics document applies to all staff and vouches for, among others, professionalism, integrity, independence, accountability, team spirit, transparency, impartiality, respect and courtesy, self discipline and confidentiality.

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