Judiciary reforms alone can't solve the trouble with justice system

A general view of Supreme Court building. [File, Standard]

It began with accusations of JurisPESA in the Supreme Court, then spread to other courts. It mutated into calls on social media for the resignation or removal of, first, the Chief Justice, then the entire Supreme Court, followed by all corrupt judges.

Now titled the Judiciary Reform Movement and led by two former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) presidents —Ahmednasir Abdullahi and Nelson Havi — the apparent agenda sought improved court efficiencies, from the determination of cases and appeals to the hearing of applications, as well as timely delivery of judgments and rulings.