Audit of Police Oversight Bodies in the East African Region

AUDIT OF POLICE OVERSIGHT IN THE EAST AFRICAN REGION Julie Berg Institute of Criminology University of Cape Town June 2005 Prepared for the African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum (APCOF) Funded by: Open Society Foundation (OSF) Open Society Justice Initiative (OSI)CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 1 BURUNDI .......................................................................................................................... 3 DJIBOUTI........................................................................................................................... 6 ERITREA.... 8 ETHIOPIA. 10 KENYA............................................................................................................................. 12 MADAGASCAR .............................................................................................................. 15 MAURITIUS .................................................................................................................... 17 RWANDA......................................................................................................................... 19 SEYCHELLES ................................................................................................................. 22 SOMALIA ....................................................... ...