NAIROBI, Kenya, July 9, 2021 - Chief Justice Martha Koome has emphasised that judges must take individual responsibility to ensure that the backlog of cases in their courts are cleared.nnShe pointed out that judges should take a personal initiative to ensure that justice is not delayed.nn“I issued a directive on individual monthly returns and expect this directive to be timeously adhered to,” the Chief Justice said Friday in a speech to the Environment and Land Court 2021 Annual Judges’ Conference via video link.nnThe meeting has been taking place in Mombasa.nnChief Justice Koome told the judges that case management should be...

Court of Appeal hearing of the BBI case continues in Nairobi

Hearing of the Building Bridges Initiatives (BBI) case entered its second day at the Court of Appeal in Nairobi. nn nn nn nn ...

DCJ Mwilu joins NCIC in launch of their 2021 – 2025 Plan

Deputy CJ Philomena Mwilu this morning joined the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) during the launch of its Strategic Plan 2021 - 2025 at Bomas of Kenya.nn nn nn nn nn nn nn ...

Judiciary management meet during induction of the Chief Justice retreat

Chief Justice Martha Koome is joined by DCJ Philomena Mwilu, CRJ Anne Amadi, Principal Judges Lydia Achode and Maureen Onyango, DCRJ Paul Maina and the Judiciary Management Team for the management working retreat and induction of the Chief Justice.nn nnnn nn ...

Eldoret Court and County Government leadership meet to discuss issues affecting access to Justice

Eldoret High Court and ELC Judges Olga Sewe, Stephen Githinji and Dr Millicent Odeny with Uasin Gishu Governor Jackson Mandago when they paid him a courtesy call to discuss issues affecting access to Justice. Also in attendance were Eldoret CM Linus Kassan and DR Grace Sitati.nn nnnn nn ...

Small Claims Court Adjudicators and Staff trained

nnnnnnThe Chief Justice Martha Koome at the closing ceremony for the Induction Training for Adjudicators and Staff of the Small Claims Court.nThe training was led by the Presiding Judge of the Commercial and Tax Division, the Hon. Mr. Justice Alfred Mabeya with attendance from other stakeholders including the Chairperson of the LSK Nairobi Branch, Mr. Eric Theuri.n nThe Small Claims Court seeks to promote access to and expeditious delivery of justice by increasing dispute resolution efficiency in observing the statutory mandate to finalize each case within 60 days. For the period the court has been in operation( 5 weeks), a total...

Kibabii University team donates Covid-19 prevention supplies to Kisumu Court

Kibabii University team led by Prof. Isaac Ipara Odero paid a courtesy call on Kisumu High Court Presiding Judge Fred Ochieng. The team donated Covid-19 prevention supplies through Kisumu Mediators.nn nn ...

Supreme Court induction session

 nn[caption id="attachment_22443" align="alignnone" width="721"] (L-R) Supreme Court Justices William Ouko, Smokin Wanjala, Philomena Mwilu (DCJ), Martha Koome (CJ), Ibrahim Mohammed, Njoki Ndungu and Isaac Lenaola at an induction session.[/caption]nn(L-R) Supreme Court Justices William Ouko, Smokin Wanjala, Philomena Mwilu (DCJ), Martha Koome (CJ), Ibrahim Mohammed, Njoki Ndungu and Isaac Lenaola at an induction session....