Residents of Migori give views on Judiciary and JSC budget proposals
MIGORI. Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Residents of Migori give views on Judiciary and JSC budget proposals
The Judiciary and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) this week continued with public hearing on FY 2026/27 and Medium Term (2026/27-2028/29) budget proposals in Migori town for South Nyanza region where members of public gave their views.
The two institutions gave a report on highlights of some of the key milestones they have achieved while making a case for more funding as the Judiciary continues to grapple with financial challenges that undermine and threaten the administration of justice.
The Judiciary highlighted chronic under-funding that has hindered achievement of key priority areas while singling out priority areas to residents of South Nyanza region who expressed the need to increase the institution’s funding to improve delivery of service.
In remarks read on her behalf by Registrar of the High Court Clara Otieno, Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah Mokaya cited case clearance and reduction of backlog, expansion of access to justice pathways, human resources management and development as well as leveraging automation for delivery of justice and improvement of court infrastructure, as priority areas the Judiciary is proposing for funding during the coming financial year saying that the areas are informed by the Judiciary’s long term plan under the Social Transformation through Access to Justice (STAJ) blueprint.
“The budget proposals outline key strategic priorities, budgetary requirements, and performance targets aimed at strengthening the rule of law, access to justice, and the efficiency of judicial processes across the country,” the CRJ said.
She added: “To achieve the strategic objectives under STAJ, we have determined that our resource requirement for the FY 2026/27 is Sh46 billion which, based on the current national budget would only amount to about 0.7 per cent of the National Budget.
Hon Mokaya said the indicative ceiling is Sh29 billion which leaves the Judiciary with financing gap of Sh17 billion or a 37 per cent budget shortfall.
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