Tribunals participate in Mombasa International Show
About 15 tribunals joined other exhibitors to showcase their services at this year’s Mombasa International Show. This is the first time the tribunals are jointly exhibiting at the Show.
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Swearing-in of the National Gender Equality Commissioners
Chief Justice David Maraga presides over the swearing-in of three Commissioners of the National Gender Equality Commission (NGEC).
Judiciary to deal with corruption cases in accordance with the law
Judiciary to deal with corruption cases in accordance with the law MONDAY, August 20, 2018 Judiciary is committed to ensuring that all the Anti-corruption and Economic Crimes cases brought before courts are dealt with impartially, expeditiously and in accordance with the law and the evidence presented. Chief Justice David Maraga said that this is the
Mediation program takes lead in promoting access to justice
The Court Annexed Mediation program has seen over 600 cases referred to mediation, with an overall settlement rate of 55.24%. Currently, an estimate of Ksh.2.2 billion has been released into the economy by virtue of cases that have been resolved through mediation. Speaking during 2018 Mediation Conference, Principal Judge of the High Court, Justice Lydia
JSC speaks on the state of the Judiciary following drastic budgetary allocation cuts
As you are aware, the mandate of the Judiciary is derived from the people as expressed in Article 159(1) and (2) of the Constitution, which says “Judicial Authority is derived from the people and vests in, and shall be exercised by the courts and tribunals established by or under … [the] Constitution” and that “In
JSC picks SRC representative & Deputy CRJ
MONDAY, July 23, 2018 The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has completed interviews and selected Ms Jacqueline Manani to represent JSC in the Salaries and Remuneration Commission for a fixed term of six years. This is a full time position. Further, the Commission after competitive recruitment, has picked Mr Paul Ndemo for the position of Deputy
Two-thirds of court users are satisfied with court services
Two in three court users are satisfied with the services of the courts, reveals a new users’ satisfaction survey. About 5,000 respondents, including people with cases, lawyers, prosecutors, police and inmates, were involved in the survey carried out by the Judiciary from March-April 2017. [Download article by Sunday Nation]
JUDICIARY TO ESTABLISH MORE CHILDREN COURTS
The Judiciary is in the process of establishing more Children’s Courts which are child friendly. Speaking during the launch of a Children’s Court Service Week at Ngong Law Courts, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu said that the Judiciary is committed to establishing more children courts and training all magistrates and judges on dealing with children
Machakos Law Courts scoop awards at ASK Show
The Machakos Law Courts stand emerged the best in the National Cohesion and Integration Development category at the ongoing Machakos ASK show, and was the runners up in the Information Technology class. The awards were well received by Judiciary staff, who joined other exhibitors to bring their services closer to people as part of CJ’s
ADR validation workshop
A stakeholders workshop to validate a baseline survey on the current Alternative Dispute Resolution legislative framework was held on June 22. The ADR Taskforce headed by Justice Fred Ochieng is in the process of formulating the National Policy on ADR. Stakeholders during the validation meeting included the Judiciary, Law Society of Kenya, National Centre of