NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 14 — The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has launched the Mukuru Community Social Justice Centre aimed at assisting local residents in document various cases atrocities that may have been committed against them by security agents among other individuals.
The facility which was unveiled Friday by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga will also serve as a crucial source of information for law enforcement and other actors in criminal justice system.
As part of Ingonga’s strategic agenda, the ODPP said that its main focus is on a people centered prosecution service which includes collaboration, coordination and cooperation with crucial stakeholders who form the criminal justice system.
“The office is committed to adopting alternatives to prosecution as rehabilitative and restorative justice mechanisms as well as empowering the local community on their right to fair administrative action and access to justice,” ODPP said Friday.
The centre will help address human rights violations, police excesses, defilement and other social injustices in the community.
Present in the event were representatives from the International Justice Mission (IJM-Kenya), Independent Policing Oversight Authority(IPOA), the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, Internal Affairs Unit (IAU), National Police Service and Mukuru residents.
