This archive report was first published on 29 July 2019.
On July 29, 2019, the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice William Ouko, launched the Judiciary Service Week at the Kisumu law Courts, marking the beginning of a significant effort to clear a backlog of cases.
As part of this initiative, 15 judges have been deployed to Kisumu to hear a total of 85 criminal appeals, which are set to be determined within the next week.
The cases are scheduled to be heard from July 29 to August 1, 2019, after it was realized that the region had a substantial number of criminal appeals pending.
According to Justice Ouko, there were approximately 1600 pending appeals and applications in the region.
Following the completion of the cases in Kisumu, the judges will return to the Lakeside town on November 3, 2019, after touring other regions, including Nyeri, Nakuru, and Mombasa.
On Friday, the judges plan to hold a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) tour at Mama Ngina orphanage to donate to the less fortunate in society and visit Kodiaga Prisons to talk to prisoners.
After the various activities in Kisumu, the judges will go on recess, which will end on September 15, 2019.
