Prosecutors from the civil society will be hired to handle sexual and gender-based violence cases, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said.
Mr Keriako Tobiko said that his office will for the first time gazette public prosecutors from civil society to handle the cases free of charge.
"The sexual and gender-based violence prosecutors will handle the cases on a pro bono basis and will operate under the direction and supervision of the DPP," he said.
He added that it was one of the measures being taken to strengthen the DPP's office and ease delivery of justice in view of the acute shortage of public prosecutors in the country.
The DPP was speaking on Monday at a Nairobi hotel during a meeting with civil society organisations to explore areas of cooperation between his office and the civil society.
Mr Tobiko also said that a Bill aimed at speeding up public prosecutions was in its final stages of drafting.
The National Prosecution Service Bill will establish the National Prosecution Service, which will have powers to recruit staff, negotiate terms and conditions of service with them and negotiate with Parliament for its budget.
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