Noordin Haji elected as president of Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors

Kenya’s Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji has been elected as the new President of the Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors. Haji takes over stewardship from Sylvester Mwakitalu of Tanzania.

Noordin Haji was elected President of the Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors during the 10th AGM and Annual Conference in Kampala, Uganda.

In his acceptance speech, Haji said that he would duly undertake to ensure that the objectives of the Association are met.

In addition, the he noted that it is critical that Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors strengthen membership. In this regard, he proposed that the organization open up the Association to individual prosecutors across the region.

Further, he said that integration of rapid advancements in technology within EAAP’s operations would streamline processes and procedures as a region as well as improve communication amongst member states.

In conclusion, Haji pledged to engage member states and partners towards realizing robust information sharing networks.

Other elected officials include, DRC and Rwanda will serve as joint Vice Presidents, Tanzania as Treasurer, Uganda as Secretary General, while Mozambique will serve as General Counsel.