High Court head decries shortage of judges hence backlog of cases

When President William Ruto presided over the swearing in of Judges of the High Court at State House on December 7, 2022. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

The Principal Judge of the High Court Justice Erick Ogola has said there is still a shortage of judges, adding that they need 20 more.

He said the ratio of judges to file currently stands at 1:1000 leading to case backlog. Justice Ogola said this yesterday at Flamingo Pride Inn Hotel in Mombasa during a judges' leaders meeting attended by Chief Justice Martha Koome.