Investigate disappearance of young girl from safe house

The larger Kenyan public came to know about the Witness Protection Agency (WPA) in 2013 when individuals the International Criminal Court (ICC) identified as witnesses in the cases (later dropped for lack of evidence) that ICC had brought against Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto for their perceived role in the 2007/2008 post-election violence needed protection to stay out of harm’s way.

The WPA, having come into effect in 2011, is charged with providing the framework and procedures for giving special protection on behalf of the Government to people in possession of vital information; individuals who must be shielded from intimidation or threat of death because of their co-operation with prosecution and other law enforcement agencies.