The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)
The Department of Inspectorate and Quality Assurance was established on 1st October 2020 to offer oversight and accountability mechanisms and to guard against abuse of the discretion bestowed upon Prosecution Counsel. The aim of the Inspectorate is to ensure quality services are offered to the people of Kenya and also enhance the performance of the Office thereby increasing public confidence in its work.
The Inspectorate and Quality Assurance division conducts inspection of prosecution operations and makes recommendations that will contribute to the improvement of prosecution operations and enhance public confidence in prosecution in Kenya. It also monitors and evaluates the effectiveness and quality of public prosecutions so as to determine and advise the DPP on areas that require improvement.
The Internal Compliance and Ethics division investigates complaints of professional and ethical misconduct against ODPP Staff to ensure adherence to the Constitution, the code of conduct for Public Prosecutors and other ODPP policies and guidelines. It also develops and implements policies, sensitization programs and procedures that ensure that ODPP employees are fully familiar with their professional and ethical obligations. Through internal compliance, the office is able to hold staff accountable for their decisions and actions, thereby improving on the quality of prosecution services.
The division is tasked with handling complaints and compliments from the members of the public with regard to access to justice. This ranges from complaints relating to other criminal justice agencies such as Judiciary, investigative agencies and any other general complaint. In regard to complaints that do not fall under the mandate of the Director of Prosecutions, the ODPP refers the said complaints to the relevant agencies to ensure smooth handling of the said complaints. The handling of complaints and compliments has been decentralised to the county level to allow quick resolution of complaints received from the public and members of the public are advised to visit the nearest ODPP Office in case of any complaints. During the period under review, the ODPP saw a reduction in the number of complaints received which is attributed to the effort made by the ODPP to sensitize the public on its mandate.
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.