ODPP INTERAGENCY CORDINATION AND COLLABORATION .................... Continues

POLICY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

PROVIDING ADVISE ON CONSTITUTIONAL POLICY AND PROCEDURAL

STEERING THE GOVERNMENT’S DEVELOPMENT AGENDA.

THE ODPP INTERACTS WITH MINISTRIES THROUGH;

COORDINATION OF THE GOVERMENT’S LEGISLATION PROGRAMME.

GUIDANCE ON DECISION MAKING ISSUES ESPECIALLY ON CRIMINAL MATTERS.

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Under section 71(1) of the Public Service Commission Act, 2017, a public officer charged with a serious criminal offence may be suspended by an authorized officer from the exercise of the functions of the public officepending consideration of the public officer's case under this Act. Similarly, under section 62 of ACECA, State and Public Officers charged with corruption or economic crimes shall be suspended.

All CSs are State officers, and therefore public officers and therefore subject to the provisions of the PSA and the ACECA.

Such charges also lead to disruption of business in the Ministries where persons of interest are subject of investigations and or prosecution which disruptions may be occasioned by e.g. the collection of documents, equipment or the arrest of senior management staff.

Such investigations and or prosecutions may also lead to the shutting down of businesses leading to disruption of businesses and loss of jobs. Finally, the charges and prosecutions have a negative effect on the public confidence.

Statistical Projection Of Prosecution Of Select Category Of Crimes

Land and environmental cases filed in court forecasted

Land and environmental cases filed in court have consistently increased over the last five years and are projected to further increase markedly over the next four years to over 2000 cases filed in a single year in 2026. This will be a 900% increase in comparison to cases filed in 2018 and 109% increase in comparison to cases filed in 2022.

Values Forecast

Corruption cases handled forecasted

Anti-corruption cases handled over the last seven years have been on the decline. The decline over the last five years is attributed to the strategic focus on high impact cases which was intended to serve as a deterrence measure. Thedecline is projected to further go down below the 300 cases mark in 2024.

SGBV related cases filed in Court Forecasted

SGBV cases filed in court over the last five years have been generally on an increase. The increasing trend is projected to continue in the next three years climaxing at about 18,000 cases in 2025. Unfortunately, majority (over 65%) of these cases are defilement cases. This is a worrying trend and a matter of great concern to all of us.

Murder Cases Filed in Court Forecasted

The murder cases filed in court over the last five years have been on a wavy but incremental trend. The trend is projected to continuous in the same pattern over the next three years.