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News from Court Stations

The Judiciary > News from Court Stations (Page 41)
16 January
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Dispute resolution made easier

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The Judiciary has set up a registry at the Kisumu Law Courts that will handle cases targeted for mediation. The Court Annexed Mediation (CAM) Registry was officially opened by the High Court Principle Judge, Lady Justice Lydia Achode, in an event attended by members of the Judicial Service commission (JSC), Mediation Taskforce, stakeholders, staff and members of the public, among other guests. The registry comes as a relief to the people of Kisumu who now have an alternative mechanism in addition to courts, to solve disputes. Speaking at Kisumu Law Courts, Justice Achode said that the leadership of Kisumu Law Courts wants the cases to...

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23 November
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CJ: We are being judged unfairly

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Chief Justice David Maraga has decried the growing flood of unwarranted criticism being levelled against the Judiciary.nSpeaking at the Nyando Law Courts where he presided over the opening of a new court building, the Chief Justice said the attacks were unfair and undeserved. Even where compliments were due, individual officers and the Judiciary in general were being vilified with excessive criticism, he said.nHe gave the example of a headline in a newspaper today that talked about “rot in the Judiciary” in reference to the Organizational Review Report launched by the Judiciary last week, which recommended a raft of changes in...

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24 October
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Kapsabet Law Court holds its Court Users Committee

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Kapsabet Law Courts held its Court Users Committee Meeting. The meeting was presided over by North Rift Presiding Judge Hellen Omondi and co-chaired by Nandi County Governor Stephen Sang. nn nn nn nThe Court Users Committees (CUCs) provide a platform for actors in the justice sector at the local or regional level, to consider improvements in the operations of the courts, coordinate functions of all agencies within the justice system and improve the interaction of these stakeholders.n nCUCs provide the Judiciary with an opportunity to make the justice system more participatory and inclusive since the public is...

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23 October
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Judiciary rolls out Court Annexed Mediation to other regions

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After a successfully pilot of Court Annexed Mediation in Nairobi, the Judiciary has now rolled out the mediation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution method to other counties.nnnnnnnBorrowing from the lessons learnt during the Mediation pilot and Settlement Week in Nairobi, the Chief Justice David Maraga gazetted Practice Directions to guide the rollout of Court Annexed Mediation to 10 Counties, namely: Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Machakos, Garissa, Embu, Kakamega and Kisii.nThe Taskforce led by Justice Fred Ochieng that was gazetted to oversee the implementation of Court Annexed Mediation has started carrying out launch activities in the various counties.nCurrently, the Taskforce...

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27 July
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Mediation program takes lead in promoting access to justice

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The Court Annexed Mediation program has seen over 600 cases referred to mediation, with an overall settlement rate of 55.24%.nnCurrently, an estimate of Ksh.2.2 billion has been released into the economy by virtue of cases that have been resolved through mediation.nnSpeaking during 2018 Mediation Conference, Principal Judge of the High Court, Justice Lydia Achode noted that mediation was taking root in the Judiciary and was crucial in reduction of case backlog and unlocking funds locked up in litigation.nnThe mediation program, whose slogan is “a solution for you by you,” came into operation on April 4, 2016 in the Commercial and...

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23 July
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JSC picks SRC representative & Deputy CRJ

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MONDAY, July 23, 2018nThe Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has completed interviews and selected Ms Jacqueline Manani to represent JSC in the Salaries and Remuneration Commission for a fixed term of six years. This is a full time position.nFurther, the Commission after competitive recruitment, has picked Mr Paul Ndemo for the position of Deputy Chief Registrar of the Judiciary.nMs Manani, who has 16 years of experience, worked as the Director of Legal Services/Chief Commission Counsel at the Public Service Commission. Prior, she served as an Assisting Counsel to the Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board and earlier worked as a Senior Legal...

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02 July
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JUDICIARY TO ESTABLISH MORE CHILDREN COURTS

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The Judiciary is in the process of establishing more Children’s Courts which are child friendly.nnSpeaking during the launch of a Children’s Court Service Week at Ngong Law Courts, Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu said that the Judiciary is committed to establishing more children courts and training all magistrates and judges on dealing with children in conflict with the law.nnThe DCJ said that courts are committed to ensure that the best interest of the child is taken into account when dealing with their matters.nnLady Justice Mwilu asked the justice actors to go beyond the service weeks and ensure children matters are...

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30 June
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Machakos Law Courts scoop awards at ASK Show

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The Machakos Law Courts stand emerged the best in the National Cohesion and Integration Development category at the ongoing Machakos ASK show, and was the runners up in the Information Technology class.  nnThe awards were well received by Judiciary staff, who joined other exhibitors to bring their services closer to people as part of CJ's Blueprint of Sustaining Judiciary Transformation. Members of the public had an opportunity to interact with judicial officers and staff as well as learn more about Judiciary services.nn nn...

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13 June
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Family Division launch simplified guidelines

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The Family Division of the High Court of Kenya, has come up with simplified processes and procedures of inheritance and related family law practice.nnThe easily adaptable and systematic guideline will serve as a guiding tool for members of the bar-bench and court users in matters regarding succession and inheritance.nnPresiding over the launch of the booklet, the Principle Judge of the High court Justice Lydia Achode noted that the simplified procedures will assist ordinary court users in accessing justice in the Family DivisionnnThe entire process is clearly laid down from filing to the final distribution of the estate including laid out...

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