An arrested person takes plea before a Nyeri Senior Resident Magistrate Hon Kariuki, during a court session held in the open air. ...
Continue readingMaseno Law Courts Senior Resident Magistrate Chrispine Oruo delivers judgments via video conferencing. The accused persons were linked to the court from Kodiaga Maximum Security prison. ...
Continue readingJustice Lydia Achode delivers judgements and rulings via email. nn...
Continue readingCOLLABORATION IN JUSTICE SECTOR SHOULD GO BEYOND COMBATING CORONAVIRUSnnBy Farel NalimaenOn Sunday March 15, 2020, Chief Justice David Maraga called a meeting of the justice sector heads under the auspices of the National Council on Administration of Justice-NCAJ which he chairs. The Council was formally launched in August 2011 and established under Section 34 of the Judicial Service Act (No. 1 of 2011).nIt is a high-level policy making, implementation and oversight coordinating mechanism as reflected in its membership that is composed of State and Non-State Actors from the justice sector. The mandate as stipulated in the Act is to ensure...
Continue readingCreating Efficiency in Kenya’s Bail and Bond Regime. By Shikhutuli NamusyulennAlthough the Constitution together with other laws and instruments gives clear direction on how the justice sector should deal with arrested and accused persons with regard to bail and bond administration in the country, there has been a continuing but robust conversation on the subject.nnImportantly, the dialogue, escalated especially by the Constitution 2010 and the coming into place of the Bail and Bond Policy Guidelines in 2015, revolves around whether there can be uniformity in the application of bail and bond terms to all arrested persons amid the varied circumstances of...
Continue readingKitui Law Courts Magistrate Maureen Kimani presides over a case in open air in line with the MOH guidelines to prevent possible spread of COVID 19.nn nnU...
Continue readingHon Yusuf Shikanda of Shanzu Law Courts presides over a case via a video link to Shimo La Tewa Prison. Also participating was prosecutor Ms. Swaleh.nn...
Continue readingJustice A. Mshila presides over an income tax appeal matter at Nyeri High Court, she is joined by Kiboi Magua, an advocate for the appellant streaming from Nyeri and Ngari, an advocate for the respondent streaming from Mombasa through video conferencing.nn nn ...
Continue readingnnFRIDAY, April 3, 2020. NAIROBI. Court of Appeal delivers judgements through video linknThe Court of Appeal has for the first time delivered decisions through video link enabled by the skype technology, following the outbreak of COVID -19 pandemic in the country.nCourt of Appeal Judge Hannah Okwengu sitting in Nairobi read the judgments and rulings for 18 criminal appeal matters that were transmitted through video link to Kodiaga and Kibos Maximum Prisons where the appellants in criminal appeals are currently held.nThe Judge delivered 40 other decisions for civil appeals and civil applications through emails to parties.nThe Court of Appeal adopted the use...
Continue readingCourts adopt technology to combat spread of COVID -19. The Judiciary has adopted a raft of measures to mitigate the spread of the Corona Virus in the justice sector.nMalindi Law Courts is currently leveraging on technology to decongest courtrooms while Taita Taveta County has embarked on prison decongestion exercise to curb the spread of the virus.nOn Friday, Malindi Court led by Chief Magistrate Dr Julie Aseko presided over live court proceedings via a video conferencing facility enabled by the Skype technology. The exercise conducted in conjunction with Malindi GK prisons saw 157 matters handled by the court, by close of business....
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