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Chief Justice Martha Koome presided over the admission of 96 lawyers to the Roll of Advocates at a ceremony attended by the Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, Deputy Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Paul Maina, Jacinta Nyamosi from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Lawrence Muiruri from the Attorney General’s office and Mercy Wambua of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).nnShe told the advocates to be part of the solution to the problem of case backlog and delayed delivery of justice by ensuring they abandon the age-old practices of unnecessary adjournments that delay the hearing of cases.nnThe...
Continue readingMilimani Law Courts led by High Court Principal Judge Lydia Achode hosted a team from the Judiciary of Malawi who are in the country on a study tour of Kenya’s court infrastructure. The team led by Hon. Joseph Chigona, Judge of the High Court and Chair of the Malawi Judiciary Development Programme also toured Kajiado Law Courts where they were hosted by the Presiding Judge Chacha Mwita.n nThe team visited the various Divisions and Courts at Milimani as well as the new World Bank-Funded Court building, under the Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP), at Kajiado. The delegation was also hosted to...
Continue readingChief Justice Martha Koome took part in a high-level think-tank panel discussion on e-Governance sustainability with the President of Estonia, H.E. at the Strathmore University.nShe said that the Judiciary will not look back in embracing technology. The Supreme Court, Court of Appeal and the Commercial Court at Milimani, are already conducting proceedings online.nThe CJ added that Nairobi and its environs have fully embraced e-filing of cases and this will be rolled out to other parts of the country.n"We may be facing some technical challenges but we will not relent. We’re seeing possibilities and will leverage on expertise from our friends in the Estonian Government...
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