Nairobi Workshop on Establishing Investigative Units for Serious Crimes
On 22-23 August, the Wayamo Foundation hosted a workshop in Nairobi for investigators from the Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department and prosecutors from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The workshop featured special guest Frank Dutton, a retired South African policeman and investigator and first director of the Directorate of Special Operations along with Howard Varney, a senior program adviser with the International Center for Transitional Justice. Photos by Matthew Rhodes, Wayamo.
Mathare Forum on Accountability and Justice
Following the announcement by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya of his intention to establish an International and Organised Crimes Division of the Kenyan High Court, the Wayamo Foundation and the Ghetto Foundation organised a forum with community leaders from Mathare to discuss the IOCD and how to improve access to justice in the community. Mathare is one of the oldest slum neighbourhoods in Nairobi and was one of the areas affected by Kenya’s 2007-08 post-election violence. Master of Ceremonies: Smarter (Dominic Osiemo), Radio Presenter, Ghetto Radio Speakers: Hon. Rev. Samuel Kobia, Judicial Service Commission and Chair of the IOCD Committee Sammy Gitau Iregi, Paralegal and Human Rights activist Bobby Mkangi, Independent Legal Consultant All photos by Matt Rhodes, Wayamo.
Nairobi Student Debate at Catholic University for Eastern Africa
Following the announcement by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya of the intention to establish an International and Organised Crimes Division (IOCD) in the High Court of Kenya, the Law Faculties of the Catholic University for Eastern Africa and the African Nazarene University held an academic debate organised by the two law faculties together with the Wayamo Foundation. The Topic: “The establishment of an International and Organised Crimes Division (IOCD) in the High Court of Kenya is the only way that Kenya can administer full and proper justice for international and transnational crimes in the future.” Opening Remarks: Hon. Justice Momanyi Bwongwonga, Judge of the High Court of Kenya, Nairobi Bettina Ambach, Director of the Wayamo Foundation Moderator: Dr. Sarah M. Kinyanjui, Coordinator, University of Nairobi School of Law, Mombasa Campus Judges: Eric Kibet, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Lecturer at Riara Law School Noni Munge, Lecturer, Consultant on International Law, Nairobi Mokaya Orina, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, and Lecturer, Moi University, Eldoret-Kenya Closing Remarks: Dr. J. Agbo Madaki, Senior Advocate (Nigeria), Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, CUEA Photos by Matthew Rhodes, Wayamo.
Nakuru Forum on Strengthening Complementarity
Following the announcement by the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya of his intention to establish an International and Organised Crimes Division of the Kenyan High Court, the Wayamo Foundation organised a forum with community leaders from Nakuru to discuss the IOCD, what form it would take, and questions that arise as to its jurisdiction, independence and nature. Nakuru is the largest city in Kenya’s Rift Valley and was one of the areas affected by Kenya’s 2007-08 post-election violence. Speakers: Dr. Sarah M. Kinyanjui, Coordinator, University of Nairobi, School of Law, Mombasa Campus Bobby Mkangi, Independent Legal Consultant Koigi wa Wamwere, Politician, Human Rights Activist, Journalist and Writer Photos by Matthew Rhodes, Wayamo.
Nairobi Public Debate on Security and Justice
On 21 August 2014, the Institute for War and Peace Reporting and the Wayamo Communication Foundation hosted a panel discussion on the struggle for justice and security in Kenya at Strathmore University in Nairobi. The debate was streamed live from the Strathmore University Auditorium at ReportingKenya.net. This was the seventh in a series of public debates hosted by IWPR and Wayamo under the ReportingKenya.net banner, and featured both Kenyan and international panellists including: • Bashir Haji Abdullaih, Security Analyst and retired military officer of the rank of a Major • Christopher Gitari, International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), Nairobi • Tom Ojienda, former Commissioner of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC), member of the Judicial Service Commission • Hanif Vally, former Chief Legal Adviser for the South African TRC and Deputy Director, Foundation for Human Rights, Johannesburg The panel discussion was open to the general public and moderator Bettina Ambach, Director of the Wayamo Foundation, invited the audience to ask questions and make comments throughout the debate. Click here for Photos (by Muthoni Njuki, Wayamo).
Nairobi Editorial Forum with Kenya Editors’ Guild
As Kenya’s press continues to cover contentious security issues in the aftermath of the Westgate terror attack and insecurity in Nairobi and along Kenya’s coast, IWPR and Wayamo partnered with Kenya’s Editors Guild to provide a forum for editors to candidly discuss the challenges faced by media organisations and the conflict-sensitive approaches adopted by media practitioners and how they balance with the public’s right to know. Photos by Kris Kotarski, Wayamo.
