ODPP partner with US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to training law enforcement officers on the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction

The ODPP, in collaboration with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), has organized a 5-day Counter Proliferation (CP) curriculum implementation training workshop for law enforcement, investigators, and prosecutors on the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) at the Prosecution Training Institute, Loresho.

The workshop was officially opened by the Acting Secretary Public Prosecutions and Head of the Prosecution Training Institute, Mr. Alloys Kemo, OGW, who delivered the opening remarks on behalf of the DPP, Renson Ingonga, CBS, OGW. In his remarks, Mr. Kemo emphasized the need for collaboration and networking within the law enforcement agencies in the countering of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

He also urged the participant to deliberate and devise means through which the knowledge gained may be used to inform policy or even legislative change proposals in dealing with WMDs and dual-use substances in Kenya.

He commended the US government and, notably, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) for their efforts and dedication in the development and implementation of the Counter Proliferation (CP) curriculum.

In the spirit of interagency collaboration, the workshop brought together 49 officers from various law enforcement agencies, including the Border Police Training Campus, Directorate of Criminal Investigations Bomb Disposal Unit, National Police College Kiganjo, the Kenya Forest Service, Kenya Wildlife Service, National Police Service Embakasi B Campus, and the ODPP.