DPP Emphasizes the need for unified action among justice sector actors

July 21, 2024

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has emphasized the crucial need for unified action among judicial officers, prosecutors, and other stakeholders within the justice system to combat pervasive economic crimes. Speaking at a training session in Mombasa attended by judges and judicial officers from Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Mozambique, focused on anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, and transnational organized crimes, the DPP highlighted the timely significance of such initiatives amidst ongoing efforts to tackle corruption in the region.

He stressed the importance of ongoing education and professional development in reinforcing judicial institutions and upholding core principles of accountability and transparency in dispensing justice. Emphasizing mutual respect between institutions as paramount in the anti-corruption endeavor, he commended the judiciary for its efforts in handling anti-corruption cases.

The workshop aims to deepen the understanding of judges and judicial officers regarding emerging trends, methodologies, and challenges in addressing money laundering, corruption, and economic crimes. Through practical insights and case studies, participants gain a nuanced understanding of investigating and prosecuting financial crimes within the Kenyan legal framework, drawing upon international best practices.

Furthermore, the session seeks to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among key stakeholders, including judges, magistrates, prosecutors, law enforcement, and other relevant actors within the anti-corruption and financial crime landscape. Ultimately, it empowers participants with the tools and strategies needed to identify, analyze, and mitigate the risks associated with money laundering, corruption, and transnational organized crimes.

Mr. Alloys Kemo is the Deputy Director in the Department of Prosecution Training Institute (PTI). Mr. Kemo is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and was admitted to the bar on 1995. He holds a Master’s of Science in Leadership & Governance from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) , LLB Degree from Nagpur University, and a postgraduate diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.

Mr. Kemo has previously served as a Regional Head, Coast Region between 2019 to 2021 before heading to Rift Valley as a Regional head. He has also served as a deputy head in the Department of offences against the person and Head of the Penal Code Offences Division between 2013 to 2018 at the Office of the Direction of Public Prosecutions.

He has also been a member of several committees that developed key prosecution policies and guidelines such as; the ODPP Act of 2012, National Prosecution guidelines, the Diversion policy, Diversion guidelines, the Plea bargain guidelines and The Decision to Charge guidelines amongst others. He also attended several prosecution courses in various thematic areas and in management and in Leadership.

Mr. Kemo has vast experience electoral Justice and lead the ODPP Election Offences Prosecution Team in the 2017 National General Elections and also the ODPP Election Preparedness Committee in the 2022 National General Elections. He is a trainer and has facilitated external trainings and also internal training for ODPP staff.

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