Frame of time agreed graft cases will now take after top judges meeting

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The war on graft in Kenya has offlate taken so many dramatic hits from the public who are unsatisfied with the style and speed with which the juiciary is handling the cases hence Chief Justice David Maraga has been under lots of pressure to reform his team.

On new measures adopted during a meeting he held with the country’s top judges on Friday, Chief Justice David Maraga said most graft cases will be concluded within three to five months based on cooperation by prosecutors and other parties involved.

“There was a request whether or not these cases should not be given a timeline like six months. I’ve sat with those magistrates and we’ve assessed the kind of cases we have,” he said.

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“Some (cases) with the cooperation of all the partners can be finished in three months, others can take four to five months but others with huge documents will take a little longer,” the CJ elaborated.

According to Justice Ouko, a total of 91 corruption cases were determined between July 2017 and December 2018 resulting to 46 convictions.

He said there are 94 pending corruption cases at the moment.

“The Judiciary leaders recommended specific measures to concluding these pending cases in the most expeditious manner without compromising the rights of Accused Persons. Ten more magistrates have been added to the Anti-corruption Court with specific mandate to finish all the pending cases,” Justice Ouko said.

CJ Maraga is scheduled to chair a National Council for Administration of Justice (NCAJ) meeting next week when “justice sector players as a collective can address the issues hampering the prosecution of anti-corruption cases.”

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