Chief Justice Martha Koome
By MKT Correspondent
Chief Justice Martha Koome has highlighted Green Justice as one of the strategic priorities the Judiciary is implementing in order to achieve the ultimate goal of attaining a people-centred justice system in the country.
The CJ revealed that the Judiciary has launched the ‘Strategic Guiding Framework for Greening Kenya’s Justice System’, to guide efforts to incorporate environmental sustainability into the operations and decisions of agencies within the justice sector.
“We are aligning the operations of court stations, particularly in remote areas, with sustainable practices, such as getting them alternative off-grid sources of power, including solar power,” Koome observed.
She cited digitisation as one of the areas the institution will require collaboration with development partners to enhance access to justice.
Koome further highlighted achievements such as the rollout of e-filing countrywide, virtual courts, digitising of court records, and the piloting of a National Transcription Centre as being the game changers in leveraging technology to enhance access to justice while cutting the cost and inconvenience on the part of justice seekers.
However, the CJ decried the reduction of the Judiciary budget, which in turn reduces the ICT budget, particularly during a critical time for the Judiciary where these revolutionary ICT gains need to be secured, strengthened, and expanded to benefit all Kenyans.
“We remain engaged with the other arms of government, emphasising the importance of adequate funding for the Judiciary to enable optimal functioning and ensure that all Kenyans can access justice, a right enshrined in our Constitution,” she maintained.
Other judicial initiatives highlighted during the meeting include the establishment of 12 Gender Justice Courts in areas identified as SGBV hotspots to ensure trauma-responsive and efficient justice for victims of SGBV and Children Courts to ensure a children-friendly justice system has been established and expanded.
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