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Employment & Labour Relations Court to conduct service week
Employment and Labour Relations Court to conduct service week from April 1 - 5, 2019, at Milimani Commercial Court.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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Kisumu labour court hosts HR students
Kisumu Employment and Labour Relations Court hosted students of Human Resource from Eldoret National polytechnic who were on an educational trip of the court. Hon Justice Mathews Nduma host HR students from Eldoret National polytechnic who were on an educational trip at the Kisumu Employment and Labour Relations Court. ...
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Facility eases printing services at court
Embu law courts have purchased a multifunction printer to ease printing services at the station.nnThe facility which was purchased by the support of the Court Users Committee has capacity to print, photocopy, scan and share documents.nnThe printer is open for use by litigants, staff, police, prosecutors and advocates.nn“The printer has helped reduce delays and adjournments in matters by all parties as witness statements can now be printed and availed easily,” Embu law Courts Chief Magistrate Maxwell Gicheru said. nnHon Gicheru added that court officials like prosecutors, police officers and advocates no longer give excuses for lacking copies statements, defence, plaints...
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Long serving staff fetted
It was joy at Kabarnet law courts when staff held a farewell party in honour of Mr Cyrus Kiambo, who was serving as the Court’s Executive Officer. nnMr Kiambo retired on March 1, 2019, after serving the Judiciary for 39 years. nn"To succeed, you must understand how to live and work with others and be one another's keeper especially during the time of need" Kiambo said. nnHe added, "I can remember very well my youthful moments just after joining the service,I could imagine how I would look like when I will turn 40 years, 20 years passed and I still looked energetic,now I...
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Judicial Service Commission Status Report on Matters Discipline
NEWS RELEASE. NAIROBI, March 13, 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 January 12, 2019 deliberated on several issues.nnA petition for the removal of four Supreme Court judges on allegations of violation of the Constitution, gross misconduct, breach of the Judicial Code of Conduct and Ethics and Oath of Office, FILED BY JARED ONGERI and arising out of the recently concluded Wajir gubernatorial petition, was formally tabled before the JSC.nnThe four Supreme Court...
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Judiciary to allocate more funds to courts
NEWS RELEASE. MONDAY, March 04, 2019. Court stations are set to receive a bigger allocation of financial resources beginning next financial year to enhance administration of justice.nSpeaking today at the annual Heads of Stations forum in Mombasa, Chief Registrar of the Judiciary (CRJ) Anne Amadi said the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) passed a resolution to increase by 11 per cent the allocation for court stations, a move that will now see stations get 81 per cent of the total Judiciary budget allocation, leaving the headquarters with 19 per cent.nThe Chief Registrar revealed that last week’s negotiations with the Justice and Legal Affairs...
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Gatundu Open Day
Gatundu Law Courts Court Users Committee - CUC today held an Open Day as part of the Judiciary Public engagement exercise.nn nn nn nn ...
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