PUBLIC NOTICE – Emergency maintenance of Judiciary e-filing system

Public NoticennEMERGENCY MAINTENANCE OF THE JUDICIARY E-FILING SYSTEMnnThe Judiciary’s E-filing System underwent a scheduled maintenance from Friday, 11th December 2020 at 6:00 pm to Sunday 13thnDecember 2020 at 11:59 pm.nChallenges in accessing and using the system have been reported since the upgrade.nnTo resolve the systems’ issues identified, an emergency maintenance will be conducted from 1 PM to 3 PM today.nnDuring this period, services on the E-filing platform shall temporarily be unavailable. For applications under Certificate of Urgency and Time Bound pleadings, forward the same through efilingtraining53@gmail.com for processing.nnWe apologize for the resulting inconveniences while thanking you for your continued patience and understanding...

Kisumu courts and journalist address bottlenecks in covering courts

nJudiciary conducted media engagement forum bringing together journalists, Judges, judicial officers and staff in Kisumu, to deliberate on issues impeding courts’ coverage and the way forward on enhancing publicity.nn nnThose attending the meeting are Kisumu High Court Presiding Judge Fred Ochieng, Lady Justice Jacqueline Kamau, Kisumu Law Courts Head of Station and Chief Magistrate Peter Gesora, High Court Deputy Registrar Linah Akoth and other judicial officers and staff from Kisumu, Maseno, Winam and Nyando Law Courts and journalists from the area. Also present to give insights into the media operations is NTV’s Managing Editor Emmanuel Juma.nn n n ...

Need for partnership to expand legal aid, CRJ Amadi

THURSDAY, December 10, 2020. Need for partnership  to expand legal aidnnChief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi has called on organizations to partner with the Judiciary to expand legal aid to Kenyans.nnSpeaking at the First National Conference on Legal Aid organized by Egerton University Law School, in Elementaita, Amadi who was the chief guest said that although the right to legal representation is enshrined in domestic and international legal instruments, the professional legal representation remains prohibitively expensive for many Kenyans who interact with courts.nnShe said threats to lack of legal information or representation is a concern that is shared by millions...

JSC statement on BBI proposal on appointment of Judiciary Ombudsman

JSC’S STATEMENT ON BBI PROPOSAL ON APPOINTMENT OF JUDICIARY OMBUDSMANn nAn independent, impartial and efficient judiciary is an integral part of our constitutional system. Judges are required to maintain high standards of conduct to uphold the rule of law and inspire public confidence in the Judiciary. While underlining judicial independence, judicial accountability is equally important and must be embraced without compromising independence. In fact, the first BBI Taskforce Report (published in 2019) offered a broad recommendation that strong reforms need to be undertaken to increase public confidence in the Judiciary. In doing so, the Taskforce acknowledged the need to guard the...

CJ Maraga opens Manga Law Courts

Chief Justice David Maraga  on December 4, 2020, presided over the official opening of the new Manga Law Courts in Nyamira County. The court will improve service delivery in the area....

Office of Registrar Tribunals signs performance measurement

Office of the Registrar Tribunals signed Performance Management & Measurement Understandings 2020/2021 before Court of Appeal Judge Asike Makhandia.nn nn ...

DCJ Philomena Mwilu gives keynote address during Women in Governance Conference.

Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu delivered her keynote address during the inaugural ICS/AWSC Women in Governance Conference 2020.nn nn ...

Office of Registrar Employment & Labour Relations Court sets its performance targets

Office of the Registrar Employment and Labour Relations Court during performance evaluation & target setting exercise led by Court of Appeal Judge Asike Makhandia.nn nn ...

Participatory Budgeting Key to Judicial Accountability. By Hon. Anne Amadi.

Participatory Budgeting Key to Judicial AccountabilitynnHon. Anne Amadi, Chief Registrar of the Judiciary & Secretary, Judicial Service Commission (JSC)nnJustice through an independent Judiciary remains the foundation upon which democracy, rule of law and socio-economic development depend in our increasingly diverse society. And as we focus on the issue of an independence and well-funded Judiciary, the conversation on our accountability is equally important.  Judiciary independence and Judiciary accountability are mutually-reinforcing values which, if well applied can advance the establishment of a modern, responsive, and effective institution of justice. We therefore assign equal weight to the twin issues of independence and accountability...

Court Annexed Meditation awareness Week