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Budget cuts have hurt Judiciary, says Maraga

Chief Justice David Maraga addresses judges at the Judges colloquium held in a hotel in Mombasa. [Mkamburi Mwawasi, Standard]

Chief Justice David Maraga yesterday directed judges and magistrates to clear a backlog of 11,973 cases pending in courts before the end of the year.

The CJ (pictured) said many people had languished in remand for long, and asked Judicial officers to hasten the process of dispensing justice.

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