Raila piles pressure on Wako
Prime Minister Raila Odinga has today directed the Attorney General to furnish his office with an update of all pending bills pertaining to women’s human rights.He said the information should indicate the maximum time frame within which such bills shall be brought into Parliament for debate and passage into legislation.The Premier also demanded a comprehensive report on the number of cases that have been prosecuted in respect to sexual and gender based violence including those from post election conflict, reasons for non prosecution and where matters were dismissed by trial courts, reasons for the said dismissal.
He was speaking in Kibera when he launched the Centre for Rights, Education and Awareness, (CREAW) an initiative aimed at accessing justice for women at community level.
end…Muhonja Kirwaye