News - Witness Protection Agency

Fake poster circulating on Call for Protection

The Agency wishes to notify the the General public to disregard the fake Poster circulating on social Media.The poster did not originate from the Agency.

Category: NewsPost Date: August 25, 2022

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Witness Protection Agency receives vehicles and equipment to boost its operations

The Agency received a donation of vehicles and equipment to boost its operations in protecting threatened witnesses in Kenya in a ceremony held on 29th October 2020 at Milimani Law Courts.The donation of three 4-wheel drive pickups and office equipment from the European Union and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) will provide daily support to protected witnesses...

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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.