CJ Koome launches alternative justice system in Garissa

Chief Justice Martha Koome during the launch of the Garissa County alternative justice system County Action Plan at the Garissa Law Courts. [@CJMarthaKoome, X]

Chief Justice Martha Koome on Tuesday launched alternative justice system in Garissa and noted that it is elevating the traditional masalaha system.

Speaking at the Garissa Law Courts, the CJ, while acknowledging communal justice through the Maslaha system, also cited its limitations such as excluding women or treating survivors of gender based violence as objects of clan negotiations.