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Monday, August 29, 2011

Local news – 23.08.2011 - By Zacheaus Otaba - Advocating capacity building in promotion of peace

There is need to promote capacity building on the practice of peace and justice in the prisons department. The peace and justice deputy coordinator, diocese of Lodwar Mr. Christopher Losiapat, has said that there has been a lot of complains from the members of the public, about the mistreatment they experience while in prison.
Mr. Losiapat said that the training will also enable the department of peace and justice from the diocese to relate well with the GK prison in terms of seeking justice. He said that his department has been training members of the public and other stake holders, in the previous trainings in order to equip them with knowledge on the new constitution.
During the training, the facilitators Mr. Lenson Njogu and Mary Airo both from legal resource foundation trust, insisted on the importance of good relationship between the prison officers and the in mates. The training which brings together 24 prison officers from Lodwar GK prison started today 24th and will end on 26th of August.

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