President William Ruto was disturbed by the pathetic state of Judiciary toilets when he visited Supreme Court premises on November 4.
The head of state asserted that the toilets needed to be improved.
He thus assured the Judiciary that the recently operationalised fund would address the matter.
Chief Justice Martha Koome also addressed the issue stating that plans were underway to ensure that better toilets were built within the building.
“When I asked why the ablution area was built outside the building, I was told that there wasn’t enough money to construct them inside,” Koome assured.
Ruto has pledged to support the Judiciary in creating a conducive environment that would allow justice to thrive.
The ‘ultra-modern’ Milimani Law Courts building was unveiled by President Mwai Kibaki in 2011 after years of construction which cost nearly Ksh1 billion.
Barely 10 months after it was commissioned in 2011, former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga sounded an alarm over the safety of judicial staff and Kenyans using the building.
Mutunga lamented that the ceiling had caved in and water was leaking everywhere.
“I want to state that all the professionals involved in this project must take responsibility. Professional bodies must take disciplinary action against its members who have been part of this mess,” former CJ Mutunga told journalists when he took them on a tour of the poorly refurbished building.
Mutunga also decried door handles being broken, lifts, including VIPs not working and water leakages triggering electric faults.
