Chief Justice Martha Koome has told the 27 judges of the Environment and Land Court and the Employment, and Labour Relations Court who were recently appointed to report to work on August 1. The judges who are undergoing induction comprise 18 from the ELC, while nine are from the Employment and Labour Relations Court. Koome said that eight of the judges will sit full-time in newly established Environment and Land Courts, which brings the total number of ELC’s in the country to 34 at the county level. The implication is that the Environment and Land Court either in its original or appellate jurisdiction deals with the bulk of cases in our courts,” Koome said. Koome said that the court has 13,500 cases pending, with the bulk of cases at 9,500 being in Nairobi.

Source: The Star July 21, 2021 11:48 UTC