Babu Owino seeks law to clear reformed offenders’ criminal records in draft bill

Babu Owino proposes Bill to clear criminal records for reformed offenders, allow them get jobs

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has proposed an amendment to the Criminal Procedure Code to allow Kenyans with past criminal records to access employment opportunities.

Babu Owino seeks law to clear reformed offenders’ criminal records in draft bill

NAIROBI, Kenya Aug 14 – Embakasi East Member of Parliamebt Babu Owino has tabled a legislative proposal seeking to allow certain criminal records to be expunged once offenders have served their sentences, a move he says will give reformed Kenyans a fair shot at employment and reintegration into society. Appearing before the National Assembly’s Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC), Babu argued that many Kenyans particularly youth remain loc…