Peter Ouko Founder and Executive Director of an anti-crime advocacy not-for profit in Kenya, the Youth Safety Awareness Initiative, lead of Social Justice at the Karen Vineyard Church and Board member of Amnesty International Kenya was the first inmate in Kenya to study law while wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. He founded Crime Si Poa ( “crime is not cool”), while on death row in Kenya’s Kamiti Maximum-Security Prison. He earned his law diploma through a distance learning program, from the University of London International Program where he is currently finishing his studies. Ouko was released after 18 years behind bars on October 2016 on Presidential pardon by Kenyan President  Uhuru Kenyatta. He speaks on governance, corporate resilience, criminal justice, penal reforms and social enterprise.
Peter "Pete" Ouko is the founder and Executive Director of the leading anti-crime advocacy not-for profit in Kenya, the Youth Safety Awareness Initiative, better known by its brand name, CRIME SI POA. Pete was the first inmate in Kenya to study law while serving time for a wrongful conviction He founded Crime Si Poa ( “crime is not cool”), in Kenya’s Kamiti Maximum-Security Prison. He earned his law diploma through a distance learning program, from the University of London International Program where he is currently completing his studies. Pete was released after 18 years behind bars on October 2016 on Presidential pardon by Kenyan President and continues to pursue justice Uhuru Kenyatta. An international and TED speaker, he speaks on governance, corporate resilience, criminal justice, penal reforms and social enterprise.
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