Chief 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 readingNyando Court was established in 1921 as Native Tribunal. It was renamed Nyando African Court operating from under a tree. The court comprised of a Chief Native Commissioner, an African Court Officer and an African appointed by then the Governor of Kenya. One of the appointees was Shadrack Malo, a former president of the central Nyanza Court of Appeals. The first building was in 1940. The old Court housed 2 Magistrates, staff and records of over 1800 cases. Judicial officers and staff worked in squeezed premises hazardous to their health and safety, but this is now in the past. The new...
Continue readingThe Chief Justice David Maranga officially opened the Kigumo Law Court jointly with members of the local community in Muranga County on 1st of November. The new Law Court now replaces the previous dilapidated buildings which had existed from 1917.The new building consists of three court rooms, three chambers, and registries for each division and separate holding facilities for men, women and juveniles complete with toilets, library for judicial officers and advocates together with a lounge. Kigumo Law Court case load is over 2000 cases per year, shared between three magistrates. They have a case clearance rate of 100% which means...
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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