The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has in a three-day training at Coastal region sharpened their legal teeth to prosecute pedophiles and other criminals exploiting children.
The ODPP Children Division in collaboration with UNICEF and NCAJ_KE conducted a three-day training for prosecutors from the Coast Region on Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OCSEA).
The training was aimed at enhancing the capacity of prosecutors on legal provisions and manifestations of OCSEA as well as identifying and effectively handling cases involving child sexual abuse.
In the training, a critical focus was placed on child-friendly procedures to ensure victims are treated with sensitivity and care throughout the legal process.
The Director of Public Prosecutions,Renson Ingonga in may 2024 unveiled a child-friendly Interview room in Nairobi to aid pre-recording of testimony of victims to be adopted by Judicial officers and prosecutors as an examination in chief of Child-Victims during trial.
The child-friendly interview room was the first of its kind in Kenya and aims to achieve the preservation and presentation of the best evidence of child Victims.
The ODPP through the stewardship of DPP Renson Ingonga has been on the forefront in the fight against child sexual exploitation and other violations of children rights in Kenya.
