The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board (JMVB) has revealed issues affecting cases in Kisumu include delay of justice, cases taking too long and unfair judgements.
Speaking at Imperial Hotel in Kisumu, Vice Chairperson Roseline Odede said that some of the issues the board looked into were competence, capacity to write proper judgement and financial records.
"We had very few magistrates and judges had temperamental issues. Most of the group vetted were employed in July 2010. We can look at their issues up to August 27, 2010," said Odede.
She added: "For a number of judges in Western region, we were looking at the two-month period in terms of competence."
The JMVB vice chairperson was speaking during the concluding of six weeks interviews of 58 judges and magistrates in Kisumu.
"The motivation for vetting in the counties is to get closer to the stations where the magistrates are serving. The magistrates are able to attend the interview and return to their stations the same day," said Odede.
"The sessions in Kisumu commenced on 26th January 2015 and we have concluded them today. We were able to interview 51 magistrates,” she said.
The magistrates interviewed came from the entire western Kenya region.