Features - Witness Protection Agency

6Oct-23

The role of Kenya’s Witness Protection Agency explained

The agency, which has covered 328 witnesses and 800 dependents since its inception in 2011, also assists people facing threats for having crucial information in serious crimes including murder, corruption, and terror among other cases/FILE With cases of sexual violence on the rise, the Witness Protection Agency is calling on Kenyans to familiarize with its...

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Our Agency provides special protection, on behalf of the State, to persons in possession of important information and who are facing potential risk or intimidation due to their co-operation with law enforcement agencies.

DISCLAIMER

Inclusion in the Witness Protection Programme is voluntary and shall not be treated as a reward or means of persuading a witness to give evidence or record a statement. Additionally, the Agency does not arrest offenders, investigate criminal cases or prosecute.

Application to the protection programme IS NOT done online but through email (director@wpa.go.ke), or Hotline (0711 222 441 , 0725 222442), in person (Liaison Offices in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu) or through a referral or law enforcement agency.

The information on the website is private and its use for whatever purposes must be authorized by the Director/Chief Executive of the Agency.