ODPP participates in the International Day of Peace in Kapenguria, West Pokot

Ms. Magdalene Ngalyuka, ODPP Head of Hate Speech and Electoral Justice Division, and Mr. Desmond Majale, County Head of West Pokot, participated in the International Peace Day celebrations at Kishaunet Showground in Kapenguria, West Pokot. The event was organized by NCIC Kenya and the County Government of West Pokot, with the theme, “Cultivating a Culture of Peace.”

The event provided an opportunity for the ODPP to educate the public about its mandate and essential policies like plea bargaining, diversion, and the complexity of hate speech. Ms. Ngalyuka and Mr. Majale emphasized the importance of the community in promoting a peaceful atmosphere as well as highlighting the different hate speech-related crimes. Senior Prosecution Counsel Ms. Selina Loitareng engaged the Pokot community in their native language to ensure clarity and reinforce the key messages shared.

Additionally, the ODPP West Pokot team emphasized the significance of mobile courts in providing legal services to communities with limited access. This initiative seeks to raise awareness of legal processes and promote peace throughout the region.

The celebrations concluded with Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, NCIC Chairperson, and Hon. Dorcas Kedogo, Commissioner, presenting awards to Peace Ambassadors and launching a transgenerational booklet. The ceremony was attended by a number of stakeholders, including the Ministry of Interior, County Government of West Pokot and Turkana, Interpeace, NCTC Kenya, and other peace-building organizations, reinforcing collaboration for a peaceful community.

September 21, 2024

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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ODPP participates in the International Day of Peace in Kapenguria, West Pokot

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