JSC suspends recruitment of Court Of Appeal Judges
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Judicial Service Commission (JSC) suspends recruitment of the Court of Appeal judges following a 15 percent budget cut
Judicial Service Commission (JSC) suspends recruitment of the Court of Appeal judges following a 15 percent budget cut.
In the 2024/25 budget, the Judiciary was set to receive Ksh.24 billion to fund all expenses but with the new directive, they will be allocated Ksh.20 billion.
According to JSC chairperson Chief Justice Martha Koome, the directive will have far-reaching consequences on Judiciary operations and hence necessitate major adjustments to planned programs including suspending the recruitment of 11 Court of Appeal judges which was set to commence on Wednesday.
CJ Koome argued that pending cases will be affected.
“Currently, the Court of Appeal has a total of 29 Judges serving in only six stations across the country which translates to 9 benches at any given time. The court had a total of 13, 331 pending cases as at May 2024,” the statement read in part.
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Further, the JSC pointed out that the death of Magistrate Monica Kivuti of the Makadara Law Courts necessitated a restructuring and reallocation of the budget to meet security arrangements to provide a safe environment for all users of the courts.
“The Judiciary will therefore require additional resources in the FY 2024/2025 to address these immediate concerns.”
CJ Koome promised to engage Parliament and the Executive to enhance and secure the Judiciary’s budget.
The new directive is in line with the austerity measures promised by President William Ruto to cut across all arms of the government following the rejection of the Finance Bill.
Ruto also noted that budgetary expenses towards offices of the First and Second Lady would be scrapped and also promised to reduce salaries for public officers to reflect the current state of affairs in the country.
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