Forensic science services capacity building of the Government Chemist's Department
The current Good Governance Project of the GIZ in Kenya supports the Government of Kenya in improving access to justice especially for victims of Gender Based Violence (GBV). Forensic evidence is a huge part of securing necessary evidence for the prosecution of offenders. The Government Chemist’s Department which is the main provider of forensic science services for the Government seeks to enhance its capacity. The Government Chemist’s technical staff need to be updated on the latest technology, new skills and methodology. The department has laboratories in Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. The Government Chemist’s Department provides forensic services to Kenyan Police/law courts/ other government departments/members of the public. It analyzes physical evidence collected from the crime scenes and reference samples in criminal/civil cases. The physical evidence is necessary to resolve cases such as: sexual assault (rape, defilement, sodomy, etc.), Murder/attempted murder, paternity, assault, robbery, traffic accidents, child trafficking/theft etc. There is only one DNA machine in Nairobi and it needs an additional DNA quantifier to function effectively, as quantification of DNA from a sample gives indication if there is sufficient amount of DNA present.
Other challenges leading to a backlog of cases examined include:
— Extraction of DNA from challenging samples e.g. bones, teeth, etc.,
— Lack of chain of custody of evidence: this means that there are no provisions for the passing of evidence from the medical practitioners to the police and on to the Government Chemist for analysis and safe keeping awaiting the legal process. For this reason, most samples that are transported to Nairobi from other parts of the country are usually spoilt by the time they get to the Government Chemist and are therefore of no evidential value.
To this end the GIZ seeks to engage a consultancy firm to support the Government Chemist in enhancing the collection, preservation, storage and production of forensic evidence in criminal cases.
The task will cover the following issues:
— Assessing the capacity building needs of the Government Chemist’s three departments (criminology, forensic biology, forensic toxicology) and proposing capacity development measures,
— Developing a short term training curriculum and carrying it out by training about 25 participants from three departments (criminalistics (10 pax.), forensic biology (10 pax.), forensic toxicology (5 pax.)) and strengthening its capacity in three stations (Mombasa, Kisumu, Nairobi) via tailor - made courses (length about 2 weeks each) in small classes (5 persons per class),
— Assessing the manifold inter-linkages between the health and legal sectors which will inform the development of standards, protocols and standard operating procedures,
— Procure a Real Time 7500 for the DNA forensics application with reagent kit and consumables; including quantifier training at customer site (for up to 5 users) and a freeze miller for extraction of DNA from challenging samples e.g. bones, teeth, etc.
Deadline
Die Frist für den Eingang der Angebote war 2011-11-06.
Die Ausschreibung wurde veröffentlicht am 2011-10-07.
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