Seventy one judicial officers are yet to vetted including two High Court Judges, the Judges and Magistrate Vetting Board (JMVB) has said.
Speaking at Imperial Hotel in Kisumu, JMVB board chairman Sharad Rao said that the board is working to ensure the process is completed within the stipulated period.
"We are working on what can be described as an overdrive without compromising standards," said Rao.
He said that during the vetting period the board was informed of the very poor working conditions that judicial officers face in Moyale, Marsabit, Mandera, Turkana, Wajir and Garissa.
"We visited the said areas. The board found a depressing environment. Being a hardship area the region faces challenges of distance, security and communication," he said.
According the board chairman there are no court rooms and the magistrates have to conduct proceedings in their chambers.
"There are no holding cells and prisoners line the corridors posing a security risk. The court does not have reliable internet," he added.
Rao said that a new court is being constructed in Northern Kenya.
"The Judicial Service Commission needs to intervene to facilitate a hygienic and comfortable working environment," he said.