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Ethical foundation necessary for enforcement of the Constitution

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NAIROBI. Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Ethical foundation necessary for enforcement of the Constitution – CJ Koome Chief Justice Martha Koome has called for stronger ethical foundation within institutions tasked with safeguarding the Constitution and implementing landmark judicial decisions saying it is essential for the enforcement of the Kenya's progressive Constitutional order as well as the landmark decisions arising from courts. The Chief Justice explained that jurisprudential victories have not always translated into lived realities for ordinary Kenyans saying that a wide gap persists between judicial ideals and on-the-ground implementation despite the global respect the High...

10 December

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Enhancing Public Trust through Strategic Communication in Advancing STAJ and the Right to Information

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Deputy Chief Registrar and Judiciary Spokesperson Hon Paul Maina engaged the judges on ‘Enhancing Public Trust through Strategic Communication in Advancing STAJ and the Right to Information,’ during the High Court Annual Human Rights Summit His presentation underscored the critical role of strategic communication in strengthening public trust and advancing STAJ Outcome 5, Strategic Objective 2: improving communication and information sharing. The Judiciary has appointed an official spokesperson, enhanced social media engagement, and institutionalized structured communication to ensure proactive, credible, and citizen-focused information dissemination. The spokesperson told the judges that a key driver of this strategy is the need to counter...

10 December

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Ethical Leadership in Public Finance: Human Rights Dimensions of Taxation and Debt Management

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A Panel on Ethical Leadership in Public Finance: Human Rights Dimensions of Taxation and Debt Management during the High Court Annual Human Rights Summit. The panelists who included Alexander Rithi of the Institute of Social Accountability-TISA, Henry Gichana of Katiba Institute, Jason Braganza of African Forum on Debt and Development and Leonard Wanyama of the East Africa Forum on Debt and Development Network delved into the intersection of tax burden, debt distress and human rights and related issues during the session that was moderated by Angela Wangeci of the Institute of Social Accountability. They explored ways of ensuring upholding of...

10 December

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Driving Excellence in the High Court through Key Performance Indicators – KPIs, Timelines and Performance Expectations under STAJ–PMMU

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Presenting on ‘Driving Excellence in the High Court through Key Performance Indicators - KPIs, Timelines and Performance Expectations under STAJ–PMMU’ Director, Directorate of Strategy Planning and Organizational Productivity (DSPOP) Dr. Joseph Osewe, told delegates that the High Court plays a pivotal role in the Judiciary’s transformation agenda, especially under the Social Transformation through Access to Justice (STAJ) blueprint, which emphasizes timely, fair, and predictable justice delivery. Rising public expectations and the need for accountability have made performance management more urgent than ever. The Performance Management and Measurement Understandings (PMMU) provides the framework through which the High Court aligns its operations with STAJ...

10 December

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Emerging Jurisprudence: Impact on Implementation of Ethics and Integrity Requirements

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Emerging court rulings are reshaping how Kenya applies ethics and integrity requirements in public life, Deputy Director Patrick Owiny of the Ethics and Anti Corruption Commission (EACC) told delegates at the High Court Annual Human Rights Summit on December 9, in Nairobi. Mr Owiny, who was making a presentation on ‘Emerging Jurisprudence: Impact on Implementation of Ethics and Integrity Requirements,’ framed his remarks around the legal and institutional foundations of ethical governance—from the Constitution and international conventions to a raft of domestic laws including the Leadership and Integrity Act, the AntiBribery Act, and the new Conflict of Interest Act of 2025. He underscored the...

10 December

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The Ethical Re-imagination of the 2010 Constitution: Unfinished Business of Chapter 6

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Constitutional expert Bobby Mkangi led the discussion on: The Ethical Re-imagination of the 2010 Constitution: Unfinished Business of Chapter 6 Bobby Mkangi dealt with “The Ethical Re-imagination of the 2010 Constitution: Unfinished Business of Chapter 6,” underscoring the importance of the voice of the people in the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 (CoK). He emphasized that 15 years ago, since the promulgation of the Constitution, there is a way Kenyans thought, envisioned and imagined their lives under the new constitutional order. Mkangi traced the history of the CoK 2010, highlighting the mandate of the Committee of Experts (CoE), the evolution of Chapter Six,...

08 December

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Protection of human rights, not a preserve of courts alone

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NAIROBI. Monday, December 8, 2025. Protection of human rights, not a preserve of the courts alone Realization of the Bill of Rights is a collective effort that requires collaboration and partnership among the three arms and two levels of government, chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Senator Hillary Sigei has said. Speaking when he officially opened the 2025 High Court Human Rights Summit in Nairobi, Senator Sigei explained that the protection of human rights, cannot be left to the Courts alone but instead requires harmonised leadership: ethical, disciplined, and forward-looking. He noted for instance that difficulties...

04 December

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Panels highlight critical issues on multi-door approaches to justice at the EAMJA Conference

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Panel discussions during the 22nd East Africa Magistrates and Judges Association (EAMJA) Annual Conference The Future of Justice is Multi-door: From Courtrooms to Communities – The Case for Re-imagining and Mainstreaming AJS Justice Prof. Joel Ngugi (Kenya) highlighted challenges and opportunities of the multi-door approach during a panel discussion on the “Future of Justice is Multi-door: From Courtrooms to Communities – The Case for Re-imagining and Mainstreaming AJS.” The Judge who chairs the National Steering Committee on AJS called for the need to expand access to justice, reduce the justice gap, and the need to improve the quality of justice of the percentage...

04 December

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Judicial associations engines of capacity-building – CRJ Winfridah Mokaya.

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Judicial associations engines of capacity-building – CRJ Winfridah Mokaya. Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Hon Winfridah Mokaya has underscored the need to strengthen judicial associations saying they are engines of capacity-building, peer accountability, and regional solidarity. She said strengthening them is not optional but it is instead a strategic imperative for a modern, confident, and people-centred justice system across East Africa. In addition, it means safeguarding the pipelines that will produce the next generation of judicial leaders for East Africa. “These associations are not peripheral; they are strategic levers that enhance peer learning, entrench collaboration, strengthen professional standards, and build the jurisprudential coherence...

02 December

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CJ Koome calls for East African collaboration to strengthen multi-door approach to justice

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Chief Justice Martha Koome has called for deeper regional collaboration to strengthen the multi-door approach to justice across East Africa and address challenges affecting the region’s justice system. Speaking during the official opening of the 22nd East Africa Magistrates and Judges Association (EAMJA) Annual Conference—held under the theme “Justice Beyond Brick and Mortar: Unlocking Multi-Door Pathways for People-Centred Justice in East Africa”—the Chief Justice noted that although each East African country is taking its own path toward people-centred justice, the challenges and opportunities remain strikingly similar. “Legislative challenges, resource constraints, community engagement gaps, capacity limitations, and the need for sustainable investment in...

Ethical foundation necessary for enforcement of the Constitution

Enhancing Public Trust through Strategic Communication in Advancing STAJ and the Right to Information

Ethical Leadership in Public Finance: Human Rights Dimensions of Taxation and Debt Management

Driving Excellence in the High Court through Key Performance Indicators – KPIs, Timelines and Performance Expectations under STAJ–PMMU

Emerging Jurisprudence: Impact on Implementation of Ethics and Integrity Requirements

The Ethical Re-imagination of the 2010 Constitution: Unfinished Business of Chapter 6

Protection of human rights, not a preserve of courts alone

Panels highlight critical issues on multi-door approaches to justice at the EAMJA Conference

Judicial associations engines of capacity-building – CRJ Winfridah Mokaya.

CJ Koome calls for East African collaboration to strengthen multi-door approach to justice

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