This archive report was first published on 11 July 2020.
Published on July 11, 2020, the Judiciary has been facing budgetary cuts and delayed funding, affecting the completion of various projects, including the construction of court buildings.
Chief Registrar Anne Amadi expressed concern that citizens may be overwhelmed by paying more taxes to fund delayed Judiciary projects. She argued that additional expenses incurred to complete stalled projects end up being transferred to Kenyans.
Ms. Amadi visited the construction site of the Sh400 million Homa Bay Law Courts complex, which has been delayed due to budgetary cuts. The project, which was commissioned by Chief Justice David Maraga in June 2017, is about 40% complete.
Ms. Amadi assured Homa Bay residents that the project will continue in the current financial year, with the funds received expected to boost construction to 98% by the end of the year if there are no interruptions.
Meanwhile, in Mombasa, the law courts reopened after a two-week closure following the outbreak of Covid-19, which saw 11 members of the staff test positive for the disease. The facility was reopened after no more additional cases were reported.
Head of the station, Ms. Edna Nyaloti, said that apart from the 11 members who were found to be infected with the virus last month, no other staff had tested positive. She assured that everyone is back to work and that the facility will still observe health guidelines to avoid congestion in the court premises.
