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MARCHES
WEEK
COUNTRYWIDE
ON
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conversation
about
our
processes
and
procedures;
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tell the public the difficulties they face as they do their jobs.
Judges, magistrates and Kadhis do not address public barazas,
and hardly ever take part in public debates in the media about
their work.
The result has sometimes been the public placing blame on the
Judiciary for shortcomings that are not of its own making. For
many Kenyans, being arrested and being held in police custody,
for instance, is seen in the same light as being sent to jail by a
court. We have a lot of explaining to do. So, we would like to start.
We wish to start today by marching and holding discussions with
the public on the work we do and get feedback on how to make it
better. Judges, magistrates, Kadhis and other judicial officers will
this week be in bus parks, marketplaces, schools, colleges, prisons
and other public places to start a conversation about how we shall
relate with our clients.
In the next couple of months, I shall be joining colleagues and the
public in areas long marginalised to be a part of this conversation.
No place is too remote for the reach of justice. The Judiciary is for
all Kenyans. There are none more favoured and none
discriminated against. When we talk about equitable access to
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