Deputy President William Ruto has promised the Judiciary a budget review following a cut that resulted in outcry by Chief JUstice David Maraga.
The Judiciary had requested Sh31.2 billion to fund its operations for the current financial year but was allocated Sh17.3 billion. Maraga said that at least 70 of their projects will stall as a result.
Ruto said, however, that the judiciary should understand there is a competition for resources.
“We have competing areas in terms of resources such as water and rural electricity,” he said on Wednesday during the opening of the African Bar Association Annual Conference at the KICC in Nairobi.
But he said that where there is debate there is always a solution so they will continue engaging Parliament on the issues that have been raised.
“The discussion on sharing of resources must continue as we balance competing interests. We will find a solution … we agree that the Judiciary has a significant role to play,” he said.
