Kenya has created an online register for sex offenders that has records of all convicted sexual crimes. The goal is to enhance justice for victims.
Chief Justice, Martha Koome said the digitization of the data “will ensure easy access to information on convicted sex offenders, facilitating expedited justice”.
She said this will help justice authorities to monitor sexual offenders after they are released from prison. Most of the time after their release, many end up relapsing and committing similar crimes. Digitization of the data helps justice authorities to supervise released offenders outside of prison.
The database is also accessible to the public, but only upon request. Martha Koome said this will help them to “take precautionary measures to protect themselves and their children”.
“We are in effect sending a clear message that our society will not tolerate those who prey upon the vulnerable. We will hold them accountable, and their actions shall not go unnoticed or unpunished,” she said.
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Sex offenders have been on the decline over the years. With strict measures coming into place and harsh punishments for anyone who is charged with the offence. The Chief Justice assures Kenyans that this move to digitizer sexual offenders’ data will reduce the crimes further. It will also help to maintain the rehabilitation the offenders had undergone while imprisoned upon their release.
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