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State of Judiciary 2011-2012
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The dramatic growth in revenues is explained in two parts. First,
through a resolution dated April 14, 2010, Parliament directed
that all court fees and other appropriations-in-aid received by the
Judiciary should be transferred straight into amended accounting
treatment for 2011/12 which shows all revenue generated by the
Judiciary even though it is not available for its immediate use (the
comparative figure for 2010/11 represents prior revenues generated
by the Judiciary excluding court fees).
Allowing for this accounting adjustment, there is sufficient evidence
to suggest that faster disposal of cases and improved collection
control measures have contributed to the large increase in
revenues. On this basis, therefore, the Judiciary has projected total
revenue collections in 2012/13 at KSh1.4 billion.
6.4.4 Deposits and Funds held in Trust
As noted in the Report of the Taskforce on Judicial Ethics and
Governance , deposits have been a major financial management
concern in the past, and this continues to be the case. A summary
of the end-year deposit situation – which covers courts across the
country - is presented in Table 6.4.
TABLE 6.4: SUMMARY STATEMENT ON DEPOSITS HELD IN TRUST
Prior Years 2012
KSh million KSh million
ASSETS
Paymaster General Account 784 975
District Account 46 35
Total Assets 830 1010
LIABILITIES
General Deposits 740 928
Retention Account 90 82
Total Liabilities 830 1010
Streamlining the management of these deposits and funds held
in trust is core to the Judiciary’s transparency and accountability
agenda, and arrangements are already in place to ensure that
a robust and efficient deposit management system is quickly
established across the country.