Chief Justice Martha Koome has appointed 208 magistrates to handle several special cases within the Judiciary.
The cases include anti-corruption, economic crimes, environment and land disputes, and employment and labour relations cases.
Koome, in a gazette notice dated October 9, appointed six magistrates to preside over cases relating to anti-corruption and economic crimes.
The six, who include Maureen Iberia, Victoria Achieng, Janette Wandia, Wilson Kipchumba, Christable Irene, and Japheth Cheruiyot, will serve in this position at their current court stations and other stations they may be deployed to in the future, according to the CJ.
Koome further appointed 58 magistrates to hear and determine environmental and land disputes in their current court stations and any other where they may serve in the future.
Koome also appointed 144 magistrates to preside over employment and labour relations cases in their areas of jurisdiction.
These magistrates will preside over disputes arising from contracts of employment, excluding trade disputes, where employees’ gross monthly pay does not exceed Ksh80,000, according to the CJ.
"IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 29 (3) and (4) (b) of the Employment and Labour Relations Court Act, 2011, I, Martha K. Koome, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya appoint the following magistrates to preside over the following employment and labour relations cases within their respective areas of jurisdiction," the notice read.
"Disputes arising from contracts of employment (excluding trade disputes under the Labour Relations Act, 2007) where employees’ gross monthly pay does not exceed Ksh80,000 as commenced and continued in accordance with the Employment and Labour Relations Court (Procedure) Rules, 2016," it added.
The announcement comes two weeks after the CJ announced the appointment of 129 Judicial officers to serve as adjudicators in the small claims courts across the country.
In a gazette notice dated September 6, the Judiciary boss confirmed that the appointment of the officers took effect on September 1 and will last for a period of 12 months.
Among those appointed are Manuela Kinyanjui, Mercy Nkirote Kinyua, Dennis Nguli Kioko, Jacklyne Tawai Khalimesi, Jacinta Mwangi Wangeci, Philomena Nafula Makokha, Grace Mutemi, John Ogutu Ochieng, Larry Kombe Matawi, Lucy Gitari Wanja, and Victor Shivega.
"In exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(2) of the Small Claims Court Act, 2016, I, Martha K. Koome, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, designates the following Judicial Officers as Adjudicators in any proceedings under the Act in the areas of jurisdiction of their current court stations and futurestations deployed from time to time, for a period of twelve (12) months, with effect from the 1st September, 2025," the notice read.
