Despite the high number of Kenyans in need of legal aid services there still remains a significant challenge with accessing legal information, advice and legal representation. While the government does provide legal aid services to indigent persons, it does so in a limited manner. Legal aid is only available to accused persons charged with capital offences such as murder and facing trial in the High Court. Other criminal offences do not attract legal assistance from the state, exposing the accused persons to the rigors of the adversarial justice system. It is against the forgoing that the Center for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) funded by the European Union through UNDP Kenya’s Amkeni Wakenya CSO facility under the Programme for Legal Empowerment and Aid Delivery in Kenya (PLEAD) project. are implementing the Linda Haki project in Nairobi’s informal settlements.
