Judiciary to decentralise Political Parties Disputes Tribunal operations
Chief Justice Martha Koome has today said the judiciary will decentralise operations of the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) out of Nairobi.
While making the statement, Koome described the decision as a significant step forward in the judiciary’s efforts to achieve the goal of access to justice in the resolution of political issues in the country.
“We are decentralizing the operations of the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) out of Nairobi with the decentralisation of the PPDT to other regions outside Nairobi, Kenyans can now access justice with respect to political disputes without having to travel long distances to access justice. This ensures that access to justice with respect to this category of disputes will be cost-effective, expeditious and convenient,” she said.
The move allows that one can now file and have their political dispute resolved at the Nairobi region Milimani Law Courts, Meru region – Meru Law Courts; Mombasa region – Mombasa Law Courts, Kisumu region – Kisumu Law Courts, Kakamega region – Kakamega Law Courts, Nyeri region –Nyeri Law Courts; and Eldoret region –Eldoret Law Courts.
She further noted that the judiciary is leveraging technology for efficiency of the delivery of justice by the PPDT. This is to be realised through the e-filing system.
“It ought to be appreciated that the Judiciary has identified the use of technology as an enabler for efficient service delivery. It is in line with this that we have activated an e-filing system for the PPDT. This means that we expect those who will be filling cases before the PPDT to use the online filing system,” Koome said.
Additionally, Koome lauded the Office of the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Anne Amadi, members of the PDT led by Chairperson Desma Nungo, the Office of the Registrar, and other partners who have worked tirelessly to ensure that the twin interventions that are critical to the Judiciary’s goal of deepening access to electoral justice become a reality.
