The Judiciary is working on improving service delivery at the Makadara Law Courts by deploying ICT in efforts to decongest the court. Chief Justice Martha Koome said that the Judiciary is committed to decongesting courts in Nairobi, especially Makadara, by hastening court processes like paying court fines and bonds.
Speaking when she visited Makadara Law Courts to gauge the security improvements and efficiency of service to the people, the CJ said that they are working with their ICT experts to improve the systems to facilitate faster processing of fines and bonds. She added that plans were underway to also have an ICT office at Makadara Law Court, which would address any system challenges promptly as well as ensure seamless verification payments. The CJ said that they were also looking at modalities of finding other courts in the region where some cases from Makadara Law Courts could be taken in efforts to decongest the court. Koome said that they were looking at ways of decriminalising some traffic charges, thereby allowing the offenders to be fined and released, which would also decongest cells and prisons.
Principal Secretary State Department for Public Service, Amos Gathecha, has said that capacity building of public servants is essential for achieving the African Union’s Agenda 2063. He stated, “African governments must prioritise human capital development. We must agree that training forms our thinking and doing, and without training, it would be impossible to implement any government agenda.”
Gathecha highlighted the responsibility of Schools of Government to fulfil their mandates while being responsive to the unique circumstances of their countries. He called for a unified African approach to enhance excellence in public institutions and leadership. Furthermore, he urged these schools to develop strategies to overcome the challenges they face in realising their goals.
A free medical camp in Homabay has brought to the fore the challenges sick Kenyans are facing during this transition period from the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF). Director of Beryls Medical Centre, Newton Ogada, speaking during the camp, noted that for the last three weeks, patients have been unable to get medical services due to challenges experienced over the transition because most private and public health facilities in the country are not providing medical services to patients without cash. Health stakeholders in Homa Bay County have therefore urged the government to resolve bottlenecks in accessing medical care through the Social Health Authority for patients to be served through the insurance.
Ogada said standoff occurs because the health facilities are unable to log into the Social Health Authority (SHA) for details and approvals, making them compel patients to meet the cost of medication with cash money.
Hundreds of women from Manyatta Constituency, Embu County, have benefitted from a free breast and cervical cancer screening medical camp organised by the Beyond Zero Foundation in collaboration with the County Government. The two-day camp held at Makengi Dispensary came as a relief at a time when patients are unable to access healthcare services under the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) owing to transition challenges from the defunct NHIF. The camp was part of a three-year programme between the County and Beyond Zero Foundation that seeks to conduct extensive breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment outreaches. The burden of the two diseases and related deaths was on the rise in the county, according to Makengi Dispensary Nursing Officer Pheneas Kimathi. He said cancer was treatable if detected early and called on women to go for regular checkups.
A one-year-old child died, and 14 passengers were left nursing serious injuries after the Matatu vehicle they were travelling in was involved in an accident at the Pinyinyi black spot along the Narok-Maai Mahiu road. According to Narok Traffic Commander Felix Muli, the matatu belonging to Alicia Sacco had 15 occupants on board at the time of the accident and was being driven towards the Maai Mahiu direction when an Isuzu lorry rammed into its rear side. “The Isuzu FRR lorry driver, Patrick Mbatia, failed to keep distance and rammed into the rear side of the Matatu vehicle that was driven by a person who is yet to be identified,” said Muli. As a result of the impact, the Traffic Commander said, the Matatu vehicle veered off the road on the left side before rolling several times. The 14 injured were rushed to Narok County Referral Hospital for treatment, and the body of the one-year-old child was taken to the same facility’s mortuary. The two ill-fated vehicles were towed to the Ntulele police station yard for inspection and further police action. The accident happened only one day after three people died and three others were seriously injured after they were involved in a road accident at the Sorgum area along the Ololulunga-Olmekenyu road. The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) estimates that about 3000 people die in road accidents every year. Most of the accidents are estimated to occur over the weekends, during festivals, and on public holidays.
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