Chief Justice David Maraga has laid out the impact that budget cuts will have on the Judiciary.
In a televised speech to the nation on the state of the Judiciary on Monday, the president of the Kenyan justice system held the view that the cuts would have a significant impact on the ability of the courts in the country to dispense their judicial duties.
He warned that budget cuts would mean no fuel for cars, no money to pay for Wi-Fi which would translate to the halting of the circuit courts and the automation of corruption courts
“Unless the budget cuts are reversed, we do not have money for fuel, we will not have mobile courts, we will not have the court of appeal circuits, we will not be able to pay for Wi-Fi for the e-filing and e-payments, plans to automate corruption courts will halt," he warned.
The sobering assessment brought home to the Kenyan public what the fight between the Judiciary and the other government organs over funds will mean for justice.
Maraga contended that the funds that the Judiciary was getting from budget allocations are not enough to meet the bewildering array of obligations in the service of justice.
He has urged the Legislature to consider approving an increase in the allocation to the Judiciary.