Chief Justice David Maraga receives a honorary Doctorate in Law from Daystar University during its 41st Graduation Ceremony at thennAthi River Campus.nn ...
Continue readingMilimani Family Division Bar – Bench committee celebrated the 18th anniversary since the establishment of the Division at the High Court in Nairobi.nnThe event held at a Nairobi hotel brought together key players in the Family Division that included the judicial officers and members of the bar from Law Society of Kenya, Family law advocates and Public Trustee.nnThe event was graced by among others, the first lady Judge, RTD. Judge Effie Owuor who with others conceived the idea of the formation of the Family Division and the former ICC judge, RTD. Justice Joyce Aluoch who as a judge of the...
Continue readingMessage of Condolence to the Family of the Late Justice William Deverelln I have learnt with great sadness about the demise of Justice William Shirley Deverell, a former judge of the Court of Appeal.nOn behalf of the Judiciary, my family and on my own behalf, I wish to express our heartfelt condolences to his family and friends.nJustice Deverell had a long and distinguished career in the legal profession, having joined Kaplan & Stratton Advocates in 1963 following his studies at Oxford University. After only two years - in 1965 - he became a partner and later a senior partner, a position he served...
Continue readingSUNDAY, December 2, 2018. Women justice actors commit to combating GBV. Women judges, magistrates and prosecutors have signed a commitment that would see a concerted approach by women justice actors to combating Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Africa.nnThe representatives of associations of women judges, magistrates and prosecutors from the African region resolved and committed to establishing the International Association of Women Judges-Africa Region Forum to eliminate sexual and gender based violence.nnThe group also committed itself to ensuring that women judges and national associations undertake to carry out sustained advocacy to curb sexual and gender based violence within their jurisdictions.nnThe signing happened after the...
Continue readingMore strategies needed to tackle Gender Based Violence nnThere is need to come up with strategies that go beyond legislative and policy reforms in order to combat Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the country.nnSpeaking in Nairobi at the Regional Conference for Women Justice Actors, Chief Justice David Maraga observed that GBV persists in Kenya despite the strict and punitive legislation.nnHe cited the strict punishments for offences committed under the Sexual Offences Act 2006, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2011, the Protection Against Domestic Violence Act 2015 and the Children Act 2001, saying that despite these provisions, the challenge of GBV...
Continue readingRegional Conference for Women Justice Actors on Knowledge Sharing, Creating Partnerships and Combating Systemic Impunity towards Gender Based Violence (GBV)nWomen judges and magistrates from the East Africa and other parts of Africa will converge in Nairobi starting Friday 30th, for a two-day regional conference to discuss proper adjudication of Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases in the region.n nThe conference whose theme is: “Strengthening the Role and Contribution of Women Justice Actors in the Adjudication of GBV cases,” is also intended to mark the KWJA Silver Jubilee anniversary since its inception in 1993. The name, KWJA has since then changed to, “International Association of Women...
Continue readingBritish Minister of State (the Commonwealth and the UN) Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon visited the Chief Justice David Maraga at Supreme Court, Nairobi. Lord Ahmad was accompanied by Mr. Nic Hailey, the British High Commissioner to Kenya.nnnn nn nn ...
Continue readingChief Justice David Maraga joined the family of the late James Amadi, the father in-law of Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi, during his sendoff at Rachuonyo in Homa Bay County. nn con...
Continue readingPresident Court of Appeal Justice William Ouko confers with US Embassy Representative Ms Tomika Patterson during the National Children Service Month Launch in Kilifi County.nn nn nnnnHigh Court Judge Justice Jessie Lesiit presides over the launch of National Children Service Month Launch in Eldoret Law Courts.nn nnJudiciary declares November a Children National Service Month.nn nThe Judiciary has declared November a Children National Service Month in all court stations to fast-track all cases involving children in criminal, civil and those who are victims of crime.nSpeaking during the launch of the Service Month at Kilifi Law Courts, President Court of Appeal Justice William Ouko said all Court stations...
Continue readingChief 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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