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Kisumu magistrate honored for distinguished service

Resident Magistrate Beryl Omollo has been honored with the Distinguished Service Award  by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). This happened during the society’s AGM in Nairobi.nn“For various matters placed before her, she always undertakes to make the deliberate and conscientious choice to ensure that justice is more accessible to the citizenry and that every litigant is given a fair hearing such that no one is driven out of the seat of justice,” the LSK Citation said. nnHon Omollo handled the Baby Pendo inquest. nn nn nnnCITATION FOR THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDnThe Honourable Chief Guest;nThe Honourable Chief Justice;  nThe Honourable Judges present;  nInvited Guests;nMy...

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Council of Governors meet CJ on effective devolved governance

Chief Justice David Maraga hosted the leadership of the Council of County Governors, led by the Chairman, Kakamega County Governor Wycliff Oparanya, who paid him a courtesy call at the Supreme Court. Discussions centred on effective devolved governance and the role of the Judiciary.nn nn...

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Eldoret CUC visits Juvenile Remand

The Eldoret Court Users Committee through the Eldoret Juvenile Remand Home Improvement Task Force held a medical camp at the Eldoret Juvenile Remand nnIn collaboration with St. Lukes Hospital Eldoret the team which was led by Justice Stephen Githinji held the medical camp where all the children were examined by medics from the hospital.nn nn nn nn    ...

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Court Annexed Mediation introduced in Machakos

The judiciary has launched Court Annexed Mediation at the Machakos Law Courts to deal with civil cases.nnSpeaking during a courtesy call on the Machakos County Governor, Dr. Alfred Mutua, Justice Richard Mwongo noted that positive results had been achieved through mediation since it was launched in 2016 in Nairobi. nnGovernor Mutua welcomed the introduction of mediation in the Machakos courts noting that there was huge backlog of cases especially in land related disputes.nn“Machakos County welcomes this alternative form of dispute resolution because it not only emulates our tradition but it will also assist in unclogging the many land cases in court”nnThe...

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JSC members on a tour of counties

JSC Commissioners are on a two-week tour of North Eastern and Central Counties to establish needs for administrative justice.nnDuring the visit, the commissioners will meet Governors, court staff and Court User Committee (CUC) members.nnToday, the commissioners who include Justices Mohammed Warsame and Aggrey Muchelule, Mercy Deche, Prof Olive Mugenda, Felix Koskey Patrick Gichohi and Emily Ominde today paid a courtesy call on Garissa Governor Ali Korane. Tomorrow, the team will pay a courtesy call on Mandera Governor Ali Roba before they meet staff and CUCs. Other counties to be visited are Moyale, Marsabit, Isiolo, Laikipia, Nyeri, Kirinyaga and Kiambu.nn nn nnJSC...

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JSC statement on petitions against judges

 nn nnPRESS STATEMENT  NAIROBI, March 20, 2019  The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in exercise of its mandate to promote and facilitate the independence and accountability of the Judiciary and the efficient, effective and transparent administration of justice, in its meeting of March 19, 2019 deliberated on various matters touching on petitions against various judges of superior courts.nnThe Judicial Service Commission considered two new petitions, one by Mr Yussuf Ibrahim Dimbil against the Hon Chief Justice David K. Maraga for alleged gross violations of the Constitution and another by Mohamed Mohamud Sheikh against four Judges of the Supreme Court namely Hon...

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