The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP)
The prosecution Training institute will be headed by Principal Head at the level of Director Training Institute DPP 2 who will be responsible to the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Develop Curriculum for training of all Staff.
Offer induction courses for all newly employed staff to help them transition into a career in the ODPP.
Offer continuous in house training for prosecution counsel.
Offer training to different cadres of ODPP Staff to ensure they are well equipped to execute their functions.
Undertake training of officers from other agencies with delegated prosecution authority.
Undertake training of other law enforcement agencies.
Liaising with external stakeholders and partners in the capacity development related issues.
Carry out research/studies into new and emerging areas in criminal law and the effective administration of justice.
Conduct periodic evaluation of training programmes to ensure relevance, quality and effectiveness.
Undertake research that will support prosecution of cases, inform policies and law reform.
Implement innovative and effective marketing strategies.
Professional Development of Trainers and Training Staff.
Managing Training Center Resources.
To oversee and coordinate on the job training for inductees, and interns.
Training Division
Human Resource Development Division
Research and Law reform Division
Resource Centre and Library Services Division
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.