CJ raises concern over rising defilement cases Chief Justice David Maraga today asked religious leaders and village elders to help mentor young people in order to curb the spiraling cases of defilement that are leading to many of them ending up in jail. He said that in the many prisons he had toured around the
A new court building was officially opened at Molo Law Courts. Chief Justice David Maraga presided over the function that was attended by residents and local leaders of Molo, led by Governor Lee Kinyanjui. This is the fifth court project funded by World Bank through the Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP), to be opened in
Deputy Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Paul Ndemo is on a tour of Voi, Mombasa & Kwale Law Courts, to assess construction progress. Judiciary is commited to Improving court infrastructure countrywide to enhance access to justice. #JudiciaryConstructionProgress
The Vihiga Law Courts building was opened by the Chief Justice Hon. David Maraga bringing access to court closer to the people. The new court building will contribute towards improving service delivery, administration of justice and reduction of case backlog. The building has spacious four court rooms that will be able to accommodate litigants, secure
The Judiciary is undertaking a Court User Satisfactory Survey in all the courts across the country gathering information that will assist in improving the quality of service delivery. The Directorate of Planning and Organizational Performance (DPOP) is undertaking the exercise designed to assist the Judiciary improve in the delivery of justice in an expeditious manner.
Court Users Committee initiative
Makindu Law Court was established in 1998. It was constructed by members of the public through the “food for work” programme. The residents bought food and used the proceeds to buy bricks and construct the court. Before the construction of the court, litigants used to travel over 125km to Machakos Law Courts to receive court
Nyando Court was established in 1921 as Native Tribunal. It was renamed Nyando African Court operating from under a tree. The court comprised of a Chief Native Commissioner, an African Court Officer and an African appointed by then the Governor of Kenya. One of the appointees was Shadrack Malo, a former president of the central
The Chief Justice David Maranga officially opened the Kigumo Law Court jointly with members of the local community in Muranga County on 1st of November. The new Law Court now replaces the previous dilapidated buildings which had existed from 1917.The new building consists of three court rooms, three chambers, and registries for each division and
National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya Law) handed over 620 Grey Books to Judiciary for use by judicial officers. Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi received the books and presented them to various courts. The books were printed with the support of the Judiciary Performance Improvement Project (JPIP), a World Bank-funded Project. Kenya Law CEO
