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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...

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Mombasa Chief Magistrate speaks on access of justice for the vulnerable

Mombasa Law Courts Chief Magistrate Evans Makori, when he was live on Pwani FM during the ‘Gumzo Pevu’ program to explain the measures put in place by the court & its Court Users Committee(CUC) to ensure the poor & the vulnerable accessed justice easily amid the Covid 19 pandemic. The move was jointly facilitated by the CUC and  Human Rights Agenda (Huria).nn nn ...

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ELRC Judgment on appointment of Business Premises Rent Tribunal members

The Employment and Labor Relations court ruled on Friday, October 30,2020, that it is the constitutional mandate of the Judicial Service Commission to appoint members of the Business Premises Rent Tribunal. It therefore quashed the gazette notice of the  appointments done by the CS and ordered fresh recruitment by the JSC. n nAttached find the Judgment [Download Judgment]...

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Kenya to host Pan-African conference of Chief Justices

Nairobi, October 7, 2020.  Kenya to host Pan-African conference of Chief JusticesnnThe Judiciary of Kenya is set to host a high-profile conference for Chief Justices from across the continent to discuss the role of courts in combating climate change in Africa.nnThe conference, dubbed “Greening Judiciary 2020”, is a continent-wide initiative that focuses on building the capacity of judges to apply and enforce environmental laws and to promote the rule of law in environmental matters. As part of the initiative, Judiciaries in the region have held two symposia in 2017 and 2018 in Johannesburg and Maputo respectively.nnThe Symposium will be held in...

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