CJ Willy Mutunga is set to meet lawyers from Bungoma in a bid to diffuse a court boycott over a backlog of over 4000 cases. The lawyers want the CJ to post a second Judge to Bungoma to help reduce the backlog.

James Mwamu argues that the issue of dress code of judges must not be seen in the prism that lawyers are resisting change. The dress code is what differentiate a member of the legal profession from other profession and therefore there needs to be more consultations and consenus before a decision

The Majlis Istaai group, an Islamic organization, has dismissed the CJ as seeking fame by saying the judiciary should employ women as magistrates in Kadhi courts. The group said Mutunga needs to seek the opinion of Islamic groups over the issue before implementing it. The clerics from the group s

The Federation of Kenya Employers CEO Jacqueline Mugo has said Instrial Court Judges should be vetted like other judges. She said there was no reason why vetting should not be extended to them yet the court has a status of High Court in the new law. Mugo also called for the establishment of an Al

JSC has advertised for positions in the Court of Appeal hence expanding the members to sit on the chamber. According to the constitution, the chamber must have no less than 12 judges. The seven successful candidates will join the existing nine appellate judges to complete the re-establishment of

CJ Willy Mutunga has created a new post of Chief of Staff in the Judiciary and named Duncan Okello to be the first holder of the office. Okello will be responsible for coordinating relations with government department, private sector and NGOs. He will also act as the ombudsman and will receive co

A new Bill to guide the vetting of state officers is in the offing. The drafters of the Bill, the Association of Professional Societies in East Africa said if the Bill is passed into law, it will help correct the lapses in the ongoing and former vetting processes since the passage of the new cons

The 28 new judges who were appointed recently are undergoing training from their seniors ar the Judicial Training Institute. Appellate Judge Alnashir Visram, Supreme Court Judges Smokin Wanjala and JB Ojwang and former CJ Gilbralter Derek Schofield are leading the training. Also addressing them i