Kisumu Law Courts Chief Magistrate Dickson Onyango held talks with a team from the Embassy of Denmark convened to review the progress in the rollout of the Sexual & Gender Based Violence (SGBV) & Small Claims Courts at the station. [gallery size="medium" ids="31630,31631,31632,31633,31634,31635"] ...
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Chair of the Integrated Court Management Systems (ICMS) committee Justice Isaac Lenaola hosted a delegation from the Judiciary of Ghana led by Court of Appeal Judge Janapare A. Bartels-Kwodwo who are on a study tour of the Kenya Judiciary. The team was in the country to understand the governance structure underpinning the automation drive, the legal reforms underpinning the digitization, the policy underpinning the automation drive and how it has been implemented, among other issues. Later, the delegation was hosted by High Court Principal Judge Eric Ogola who took them through the Case Tracking System (CTS) and how it facilitates dispensation of...
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The Supreme Court of Kenya hosted a delegation led by Hon. Justice Yang Linping, Deputy Chief Justice and Vice-President of the Supreme People’s Court of China in a collaborative endeavour to strengthen South-South cooperation in green justice and environmental governance. These engagements, ahead of the upcoming UNFCCC COP 28 serve to enrich our perspectives, deepen our understanding, and pave the way for innovation within our respective legal frameworks especially the role of Judiciaries in enforcing climate justice. The gathering, which discussed ‘Judicial Practice on Environmental and Resource Protection with a focus on Biodiversity’ comes at a time when the world confronts the...
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Court of Appeal President Daniel Musinga flagged off the 10 km Justice in Every Step Karura Forest walk for judges of the Court at the Limuru gate where participants explored the vast forest and connected with nature. Karura forest has historic sites and scenes like the Mau Mau caves, waterfall, rivers, different species of indigenous trees, animals and birds. [gallery size="medium" ids="31601"] [gallery size="medium" ids="31594,31595,31596,31597,31598,31599,31600"] ...
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Society should not normalize abuse of children - DCJ Mwilu. Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu has called on governance and rule of law institutions, individuals, and the society at large to ensure and guarantee the safety and welfare of all children. Speaking during the launch of the Children’s Service month, the DCJ noted that data from the Judiciary paints a grim picture of an increasing number of cases involving defilement and those of children in need of care and protection. “All that I ask is that we do not normalise abuse of our children. We must practice and show adabu and abandon...
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Kitale High Court Presiding Judge Anthony Mrima presided over the swearing-in of members of the courts' Ethics & Integrity committee tasked with tackling corruption at the court. It draws membership from OAG, ODPP, EACC, LSK & Judiciary. [gallery size="medium" ids="31587,31588,31589,31590"] [gallery size="medium" ids="31544,31545,31546,31547"]...
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Environment and Land Court Presiding Judge Oscar Angote and judges of the court together with members of the National Environment Tribunal hosted Environmental scholar Gitanjali Gill, a Prof of Environmental Law at Northucambria University in the UK for a luncheon where they deliberated on history, challenges and achievements of India's National Green Tribunal as a benchmark for the Kenyan Environment Tribunal. [gallery size="medium" ids="31536,31537,31538,31539,31540,31541"]...
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Judiciary with the support of UNODC through the PLEAD programme trained journalists on court reporting. [gallery size="medium" ids="31497,31498,31499,31500,31501,31502,31503,31504,31505,31506,31507,31508,31509,31510,31511,31512,31513,31514,31515,31516,31517,31518,31519,31520,31521,31522,31523,31524,31525,31526,31527,31528,31529,31530,31531,31532"]...
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Kenya Judiciary Academy (KJA) conducted a capacity building workshop for Judges, Deputy Registrars and Legal Researchers from the High Court Commercial and Tax Law Division on Company and Insolvency Law. The 3-day training that was conducted in partnership with the office of the Presiding Judge Commercial and Tax Law Division, International Development Law Organization (IDLO), and Kenya Deposits Insurance Corporation (KDIC) aims at providing conceptual and theoretical framework on matters touching on insolvency; promote understanding and application of consumer protection measures; and offer insights on emerging issues in the insolvency sector. [gallery size="medium" ids="31493,31494"] ...
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The Judiciary’s Administration of Justice and Performance Management Committee team led by Court of Appeal Judge Agnes Murgor conducts an exercise that will see Courts, Registries and Directorates in the Judiciary, evaluated for the previous financial year, and set their performance targets, for the 2023/2014 financial year. The evaluation covers the FY 2022/2023 and is aimed at assessing service delivery levels in dispensation of justice. [gallery size="medium" ids="31479,31480,31481,31482,31483,31484,31485,31486,31487,31488,31489"] ...
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