The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Makueni participated in a sensitization forum on gender mainstreaming towards a gender-just society held in Wote. During the event, the Gender-Based Violence Recovery Centre (GBVRC), in partnership with Nairobi Women’s Hospital was also launched.
The ODPP was commended for its timely delivery, commitment in handling gender-based violence cases, providing a crucial link between the centre and the justice system for survivors. Prosecution Counsel, Ms. Margaret Muraguri represented the Office.
The event was graced by the Principal Secretary of the State Department of Gender and Affirmative Action, Ms. Anne Wang’ombe, the Deputy Governor of Makueni County, H.E. Lucy Mulili, and the Founder and CEO of Nairobi Women’s Hospital, Dr. Sam Thenya, among others.
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.