ODPP opposes bid to strip it of powers to pick prosecutors

Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji during an interview on August 4, 2021 at His office along Lenana Road in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) has opposed a legislative proposal that seeks to strip it of powers to appoint public prosecutors.

The bid seeks to have the powers vested in the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).