In Summary
- Permanent List Of Shame For Convicted Sexual Offenders
- Koome said that the data base will ensure ease in access of the information of the offenders by relevant authorities
Convicted sexual offenders will have their data permanently listed in an electronic register.
The moves comes after survey conducted by Kibera Court User Committee registered escalation in Sexual Gender Based Violence related cases, majority involving minors.
Speaking during during the launch of the electronic register for the sexual offenders, Chief Justice Martha Koome said that the data base will ensure ease in access of the information of the offenders by relevant authorities.
“Where need a one-stop data portal for sexual offenders for easy access by the justice systems and all relevant authorities, so that we no longer have to flip files that are remotely kept,” CJ Koome explained
She said that lack of proper registered have impeded strategies to establish a high prevalence zone so that members of the society can take precautionary measures.
According to the Chief Justice, the registered shall ensure that even after the release of the convicted sexual offenders, the information of their whereabouts, names and biometric data deposited in the register for easy tracking.
Help in collaboration
The president of the Apex Court further called the member of justice sectors to work in collaboration to ensure that they build a society that children are shielded from harm, and survivors get solace.
“Once the register is launched, we will have the names, the biometric data of the convicted to track their whereabouts so that members of the society can know whom they are hosting and take precautionary measures where needs be,” Koome added.
According to Kibera court users committee representative Mr Riechi Meroka a total of 76 SGBV cases have been filed out of which only eight have been determined.
Mr Meroka attributes the sluggish cause of justice to to lack of witnesses protection facilities, lack of faith in the judicial justice and lact of minor friendly courts.
” Kibera Law Courts deserve specialised court to specially expedite SGBVs related cases, this years in six months Kibera have registered 76 case and only 8 has come to their finality, we need to stretch the resources to help in speedy justice and do away with unnecessary adjournments,” said Mr. Riechi.
By Rodgers Oduor
