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Radical proposals to reclaim judicial independence

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Chief Justice Martha Koome presided over the launch of the book 'Judicial Financial Independence in Africa during Africa Judges and Jurists Summit held in Nairobi. [Martha Koome, X]

A policy paper tabled at the All Africa Judges and Jurists Summit held in Nairobi this week has proposed radical proposals to secure the independence of Kenya's judiciary.

The paper, "Upholding Judicial Independence in Kenya" published by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and authored by legal scholars Evans Ogada and Prof. Tomasz Milej proposes a set of policy and legal reforms, and change of mindset, as key anchors to an independent judiciary.

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