Judiciary Chief Registrar Anne Amadi told Parliament that the institution did not have title deeds for many of its courts including the Supreme Court.
She was speaking during a session with the National Assembly Public Accounts Committee on Wednesday.
Amadi told the committee chaired by Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi that title deed for Millimani Law Courts was also not in the Judiciary's possession.
“The title deed for Milimani court initially belonged to Income Tax Department but we are trying to secure it while that of the Supreme Court we believe we are the owners of the land and we are in the process of ensuring that we get it,” she spoke.
She, however, dismissed fears that the third arm of government was at risk of losing the land.
Amadi also disclosed that the Judiciary could also not tell the value of all the assets it owns.
“Judiciary did not have any inventory of all the assets it has but currently we are carrying out the audit to determine the value of the assets that we hold,” she explained.
Rarieda MP Otiende Amollo, who is a member of the committee, called for an urgent move to secure all court stations in the country to avoid situations where third parties could contest ownership of the pieces of land.
In 2016, former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga had formed a committee led by Justice Lydia Achode to take stock of the Judiciary’s assets.
The report has already been forwarded to Chief Justice David Maraga.
