The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has launched various guidelines to ensure uniformity and speed, in handling criminal cases involving children across the country.
DPP Noordin Haji said this is a result of the realisation that cases involving children were generally complex and sensitive, and it was necessary to minimise the risk of discrimination and undue stress for children in the criminal justice system.
The ODPP has so far developed over eight key different policy documents to ensure the just and expeditious disposal of criminal cases.
Haji launched the Prosecutors’ Guide to Children in the Criminal Justice System and also the Diploma in Public Prosecutions course at the Prosecution Training Institute (PTI) in Loresho, Nairobi.
ODPP has set up the Child Justice Unit within the Children’s Division, which is made up of prosecutors from different counties and also child-friendly interview rooms in seven counties.
The rooms will be equipped with video conferencing equipment to allow remote interviewing and court sessions hence minimizing secondary victimisation.
*This article was written by Henry Kimoli for Uzalendo News. Email: uzalendonews24@gmail.com to submit your story.
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