DIGITIZING KENYAN JUDICIARY INCREASES TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY

DIGITIZING KENYAN JUDICIARY INCREASES TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY

By Chris Ojow

It is true that during challenges, that’s when the

mind is always at it’s best creative and

innovative moments in our lifetime.

The ongoing pandemic is here to stay for long

and the sooner we adopt ways to live with it as

we strive to contain it, the better for everyone.

The coronavirus pandemic has permanently

changed the way of life to everyone Globally,

with companies adopting work at home system

but majority embracing digitization.

While in Kenya the pandemic has shuttered the

dreams of several citizens and goals of various

industries.

It has also created a jobless society due to the

health guidelines demanding for strictness in

adherence forcing industries to shut down and

company’s to lay off their workers, as the

struggling ones are forced to cut the payments.

Former Kenyan Judicial Service Commission

(JSC) Member Prof Tom Ojienda through Prof

Tom Ojienda and Associates, who has been

busy attending to his clients needs through

video conferences , is advising officers of the

Court to speedily embrace technology in

delivering services.

Prof Tom Ojienda while attending to his clients

through video conference at his office, strongly

stressed that technology improves the access

to Justice and also it balances the cost

effectiveness to the client side, which has been

created by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

Globally.

The Former Judges and Magistrates employer

in Kenya further says that, the Lawyers must

adopt the digital system, since that’s the future

and the faster and expeditious way of disposal

of cases Nationally.

The Veteran Popular and Famous Advocate of

the High Court of Kenya informs the public that

digitization of Kenyan Judiciary is durable,

accurate, can be tracked, stored easily,

managed without stress, reproduced, easily

retrieved and recorded.

Digitization has transformed many African

Countries with our Neighbours Tanzanians

Citizens enjoying the efficiency being offered by

the Tanzania Courts.

Worldwide Digital services always brings

services closes to Citizens and the end results

is always efficient, transparent and effective.

The World Health Organisation has repeatedly

announced that the deadly coronavirus

pandemic is here to stay with us Globally for

long and the sooner we learn to live with it and

contain it, the safer .

The Respectable Prof Tom Ojienda reminds and

educates the Country Judicial System that,

embracing technology has more advantages,

since cases can be easily electronically be

searched, creating effective electronic court

diary, innovating electronic signatures for

orders to be served to respondents and

interested parties, case registrations and

exchange or serving of documents to various

parties with matters or proceedings before trial

Courts and expedition, resolutions of cases.

Kenyan Judiciary experiences major challenges

in embracing innovations due to the

fundings allocations which is a major hindrance

to technology change within the Justice System

as the Courts expected to resume partially on

Monday 15th June 2020 with strict adherence

to Health Measures .