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The Judiciary > News (Page 76)
14 December
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PRISONS DECONGESTION ON COURSE.

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nThe number of offenders who have not been convicted has significantly reduced in the country’s remand facilities following the implementation of policy guidelines developed in 2015 to guide police and judicial officers in the application of laws that provide for bail and bond.nnA High Court Judge at Milimani’s Criminal Division, Justice Luka Kimaru, said the prisons now hold more convicted offenders than accused persons whose cases are still before court. One of the long term objectives of the Bail and Bond Policy Guidelines is to decongest prison facilities.nnSpeaking during a consultative meeting held at a Nairobi hotel last Friday to...

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10 October
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STATUS OF ELECTION PETITION FILED AS OF OCTOBER 10

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nPosted 10th Oct 2017nnnnFollowing the elections held on 8th August 2017, parties have filed petitions challenging the posts of President, Governor, Member of the National Assembly including Woman Representatives, Senate and Member of the County Assembly. The Presidential petition has been heard and determined by the Supreme Court. Election petitions challenging the county and parliamentary posts will be determined within 6 months from the date of filing. Election petitions for the position of Member of the County Assembly are handled by Magistrates while the rest will be heard by the High Court. nnnn...

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08 June
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STATUS OF ELECTION PETITIONS FILED AS AT SEPTEMBER 12

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nPosted 5th Sep 2017nnnnFollowing the elections held on August 8, 2017, parties have filed petitions challenging the posts of President, Governor, Member of the National Assembly including Woman Representatives, Senate and Member of the County Assembly.nn nn nnThe Presidential petition has been heard and determined by the Supreme Court. Election petitions challenging the county and parliamentary posts will be determined within 6 months from the date of filing.nn nnElection petitions for the position of Member of the County Assembly will be handled by Magistrates while the rest will be heard by the High Court.nn nnThe table below is an overview of the election petitions so...

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08 June
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PUBLIC VIEW ON COURT OF APPEAL ELECTION PETITION RULES 2017

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Public views on Court of Appeal (Election Petition) Rules 2017. The Judiciary Committee on Elections (JCE) was launched in August, 2015 as a standing committee to spearhead preparations by the Judiciary to discharge its constitutional mandate with regard to election disputes resolution.nnThe Committee in preparation for the forthcoming 2017 elections reviewed the Elections (Parliamentary and County Elections) Petition Rules 2013 and Supreme Court (Presidential Election Petition) Rules 2013. The JCE has already received and integrated the inputs submitted by the public on the Rules.nnFurther, the Committee has now developed the Court of Appeal (Election Petition) Rules 2017, which are ready...

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05 June
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MAGISTRATES & KADHIS MEET ON SERVICE DELIVERY

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Over 200 judicial officers from magistrate courts in the counties are in Nairobi this week to discuss service delivery.nnThis is the second Annual Magistrates and Kadhis Colloquium that brings together magistrates and Kadhis from across all subordinate courts to review their performance. The first ever magistrates and Kadhis colloquium was held last year.nnThe four-day colloquium themed: Introspection and Sharing Experiences: Sustaining Judicial Transformation in a Digital Environment and Electioneering Period, will focus on election dispute resolution and various themes in relation to the Chief Justice’s blueprint: Sustaining Judiciary Transformation (SJT): A Service Delivery Agenda.nnSpeaking during the official opening of the...

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