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courts in Nairobi. This infrastructure will facilitate the provision of
email facilities and Internet connectivity, document transmission
and sharing of data, voice communications, clean power and
security surveillance in the courts.
Members of staff are receiving ICT skills training to prepare them
for eventual use of new technologies. The training includes basic
computer skills, Internet and email use, starting with all officers in
the High Court stations is expected to be completed by the close
of the financial year.
The Judiciary has experimented with various case management
systems in different courts, most recently in Eldoret, Machakos and
the Court of Appeal in Nairobi. Lessons from these stations are
currently being analysed, with a view to deploying an upgraded
case management system in these three stations by the end of
the year, besides installing it at the Mombasa and Kericho court
stations. The system will also be deployed in all court stations where
a revamped ICT infrastructure has been completed – specifically
the High Court stations.
Magistrates’ courts will be brought on board in phases spread over
three years while all new courts will be expected to be ICT ready
from the first day.
Some of the more accessible uses of ICT in the delivery of justice
include the launch of the short code number, 5834, for lodging
complaints with the Office of the Judiciary Ombudsperson, and the
unveiling of the mobile phone money transfer payment system in
use for traffic fines, “Faini Chap” Chap. The mobile money transfer
payment systems at the Kibera and Milimani Law Courts for traffic
fines will be expanded to other types of fines and eventually rolled
out across the country. There are ongoing negotiations with other
mobile phone money service providers to bring them on board.
The Judiciary is also looking into the possibility of using debit and
credit cards to collect fines and other monies.
In order to serve people better and eliminate opportunities for
corruption, the Judiciary has developed a Court Fees Calculator,
which is being tested. Once ready, it will be available online so