Judiciary opposed to merger of ELRC and ELC with High Court – CJ Koome

[gallery size="medium" ids="32469,32470,32471"] NAIVASHA, Kenya March 21, 2024 - Chief Justice Martha Koome has written to the leadership of Parliament expressing the Judiciary’s opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to merge the Employment and Labour Relations Court (ELRC), the Environment and Land Court (ELC) with the High Court. The Chief Justice contends that there was informed reasoning that prompted Kenyans to demand for specialised courts to handle employment and labour relations, and also environment and land matters. “The contribution by the two courts to expeditious delivery of justice and a robust jurisprudence in these areas of special concern to Kenyans justify the continued...