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State of Judiciary 2011-2012
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them are ongoing.
Heads of court stations around the country are under firm
instructions to secure the station and its property. The ongoing
cooperation between the Ministry of Lands and the Judiciary has
facilitated the repossession of land that had been allocated to
private developers in Mombasa and Eldoret.
4.1 Court Construction
Construction work for eight court stations, valued at over Sh1.5
billion had stalled. In the past year, the High Courts in Busia and
Sirisia have been completed and handed over. Gatundu and
Naivasha will be ready for handover by the end of this year. The
Malindi court will be handed over early next year, while the Kisumu
one is expected to be handed over later in the year. Construction
work on the Narok court is expected to commence in February
next year.
Table 4.1: Ongoing court construction projects
Court Status Completion date
The modern structure of
the Kisumu Law Courts
Kisumu High Court
Contract for
Phase II awarded
October 2013
Naivasha Law Courts 92% complete November 2012
Busia High Court Completed Ready for occupation
Migori Law Courts
Contract for
Phase II awarded
October 2013
Gatundu Law Courts Complete Awaiting handover
Narok Law Courts 78% complete Retendering October 2012
Source: Judiciary
The Judiciary has embarked on the massive construction of
prefabricated courts. This step is being taken to decongest courts
in the face of rising public demand for services as well as to
provide space for an increasing number of staff. The Judiciary has
entered contracts with the Prisons Service to furnish new courts
as well as those that were rehabilitated.
The Judiciary has embarked
on the massive construction of
prefabricated courts.