Give Judiciary enough funding to speed up wheels of justice

The High Court’s order barring Treasury from slashing the Judiciary’s budget allocation came at an opportune time. Already, some operations had ground to a halt following the closure of some courts due to monetary stress.

The Judiciary’s request for Sh31.2 billion in the 2019/2020 financial year was cut down to Sh14.5 billion by Parliament. Treasury further slashed this amount to Sh11.5 billion.