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JPIP builds capacity and impart knowledge and best practices in procurement

  The Independent Fiduciary Agent (IFA) conducted a two day training on Procurement Procedures and Guidelines for JPIP on 5th – 6th November 2015. The training was to build capacity and impart knowledge and best practices and at the same time prepare the judicial officers in procurement for a smooth transition of procurement functions on JPIP. JPIP procurement processes was previously handled by IFA who are at the end of November 2015 will be expected to hand over the functions to Judiciary all the procurement and financial functions as envisaged in the consultant contract. The training workshop was attended by Heads of...

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JPIP DELIBERATES ON IMPROVING EFFICIENCY

  The Project Management Unit, Integrated Fiduciary Agent, Directorate of Building Services and seconded staff to JPIP from the Judiciary participated in a two day Strategic planning workshop to deliberate and develop strategies for improving efficiency of JPIP implementation. It aimed at ensuring that the entire team understood the new focus of the project from component to outcomes towards front-line service provision. The workshop also provided an opportunity for Project Management Unit (PMU), Integrated Fiduciary Agent (IFA) to share experiences, reflect on the environment in which the project operates and capitalize on its strengths in driving the project to success and also propose...

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COURTS HANDED-OVER FOR REHABILITATION

The Judiciary through the Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) has handed over an additional two court sites to contractors to commence construction works. Nyando and Vihiga Law Courts were handed over to Philmark Systems Services Ltd and Lunao Enterprises Ltd respectively for rehabilitation works at a cost of Ksh.152million for both courts. The rehabilitation works are expected to be completed by September 2016. In May and June this year Engineer, Tamu, Nyamira, Molo, Chuka, Kigumo and Oyugis Law Courts were handed over for rehabilitation works to the contractors. The completion of the rehabilitation of these seven courts is June –July 2016. The...

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JPIP FOCUSES ON OUTCOMES

The Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) will shift the orientation of the project from inputs that fill gaps in judicial administration to core outcomes that are most important to court users. The project will now focus on four outcomes (1) Increase access to courts and Legal Information; (2) Improve timelines of Judiciary Services; (3) Enhance performances and quality of decision making; and (4) Project Management. This is still in line with the Project Development Objectives (PDO) of improving the performance of the Judiciary to provide its services in a more effective and accountable manner. During the Mid-Term Review (MTR) on 6th...

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JPIP procures vehicles to support service delivery in Judiciary

Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) has procured 13 state-of-the-art 4wheel-drive vehicles for implementing units to improve delivery of service in the Judiciary. The initial nine vehicles were delivered to the Judiciary and are undergoing inspection process before distribution to respective implementing units.  The vehicles are part of a consignment of the 24, the project procured to ease transport logistics by the implementing units. The vehicles include saloon, heavy duty utility vehicles, a microbus and a 62 semi-luxury bus for the Judiciary Training Institute (JTI). JPIP is supported by the World Bank Group.      IFA and Judiciary team with the newly acquired Ford Forest vehicles.    The initial nine...

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World Bank team meets Judiciary project implementing units

The World Bank supervisory mission held an intensive half day workshop for all implementing units in the Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) to assess the relevance, efficacy and effectiveness of the design of the project and to gauge whether the project is on course in meeting its objective. The outcome of the workshop is intended to assist in the preparations of a mid-term review and restructuring of the project in May 2015. The restructuring will be based on the projects objectives, activities, indicators, allocation of funds and implementing procedures of JPIP. Mid-term reviews are conducted in all World Bank Projects. The...

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New leader for World Bank’s Judicial Performance Improvement Project

Mr Nicholas Menzies, a Senior Counsel in the Governance Global Practice of the World Bank, is the new Task Team Leader of the Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP). Menzies takes over the management of JPIP from Ms Nightingale Rukuba-Ngaiza, who has taken over other duties with the World Bank. Menzies is no stranger to JPIP, having been involved in the project since 2012, including undertaking several mission visits to JPIP. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked on Indigenous Land and Natural Resource Governance in Australia; on Legal Empowerment and Access to Justice in Cambodia, and on Policy Reform...

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WORLD BANK MISSION TEAM PLEASED WITH PROGRESS OF KITUI LAW COURT

  The World Bank supervisory mission was impressed with the progress made towards modernization of the Kitui Law Courts. The mission team led by Nicholas Menzies, World Bank Task Team Leader and the Co- Task Team Leader George Larbi were informed that the rehabilitation works to modernize the court was completed on schedule with the technical handing over done in November 2014. Following a tour of the premises the team observed that with the improved facilities court users will be provided with better quality services and access to justice by the courts. The Principal Senior Magistrate of Kitui Law Courts, Mrs....

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Chief Justice Willy Mutunga inaugurates Garissa High Court

  The Judiciary shall never allow for funds meant for construction of courts to be mis-appropriated. This was said by the Chief Justice Hon. Willy Mutunga during the inauguration and handing over of the Garissa High Court. He said efforts are being made to ensure that funds are used prudently and efficiently for the purposes they are intended. “Court construction has faced serious challenges in the past, which we are keen to avoid. We have spent much of the year cleaning up errors in the development of infrastructure and expect that with this particular court construction being publicly handed over to the contractors,...

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AWARDING OF JPIP CONTRACTS

Article 35 of the Constitution requires that every citizen has a right to access to information from the State and that any information affecting the nation shall be published and publicized. The World Bank Group guidelines on Procurement of Goods, Works and non-consulting services under Section 11(c) para 2.60, Appendix 1 paragraph 7, requires that awarding of contracts information be published. In accordance with the above-mention two clauses, the Judiciary through the Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) which is supported by the World Bank hereby publishes contracts awarded under the project....

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