Nairobi: Muslim Women Advancement of Rights and Protection (MWARP) has donated printers and stationery to Lamu Central Sub-County Police Stations to expedite justice for GBV and defilement victims. The beneficiary stations include Amu, Hindi, and Mokowe police stations, which received the equipment aimed at ensuring that GBV survivors are accorded services, regardless of whether they have money to facilitate the production of critical administrative material essential to their cases or not.
According to Kenya News Agency, MWARP officials stated that the printers will be used to swiftly produce police abstracts and the vital P3 forms; medical documents essential for documenting evidence and building cases against perpetrators. Speaking during the handover of the equipment to Hindi police station, MWARP Programme Officer, Mohammed Ganze, emphasized that the initiative addresses a practical hurdle that often delays justice.
Ganze stated, ‘For a survivor, every moment of delay feels like an eternity and an additional injustice and by ensuring these forms can be processed immediately, we are restoring a sense of urgency to an otherwise traumatic experience for the victims.’ He further revealed that there has been an upsurge of GBV and defilement cases in Lamu, attributing the scenario to the school holiday season already underway.
Hindi OCS Mohammed Noor lauded MWARP for the targeted intervention, noting, ‘This donation is a direct boost to our operational capacity and it will eliminate the previous delays in printing these sensitive documents, ensuring that cases can be processed without unnecessary administrative hindrances.’ He also urged all parents and guardians to take exceptional care of their children, as there has been a disturbing increase in these offenses.
His concerns were strongly echoed by Hindi Gender Police Officer, Dorcas Mwadime, who warned, ‘Festivities should not be a cover for crime and this is a direct call to all adults, to refrain from any harmful engagement with minors.’