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State of <strong>Judiciary</strong> 2011-2012<br />
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Figure 2.1<br />
2.6.3 Courts Martial<br />
<strong>The</strong> Constitution and the Kenya Defence Forces Act give a court<br />
martial power to try any person subject to the Act for any offence<br />
the court martial has jurisdiction over, and to award any punishment<br />
provided by law for it.<br />
2..6.4 Tribunals<br />
<strong>The</strong> Constitution, under Article 169 (1) (d), moved responsibility for all<br />
tribunals that were previously under the Executive to the supervision<br />
of the <strong>Judiciary</strong>. <strong>The</strong>re are at least 17 Tribunals (See Annex 6). In the<br />
past year, the <strong>Judiciary</strong> has taken over the Co-operatives Tribunal<br />
and the Political Parties Dispute Resolution Tribunal. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Judiciary</strong> will<br />
progressively assume responsibility of the other Tribunals in the future.
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