Judiciary on Wednesday, March 8, transferred key tribunal registry services from Forodha House to Kenya RE Towers in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
Among the services relocated included copyright, standard, sports, land and acquisition tribunals.
"Take notice that the following tribunals have moved their registry services from Forodha House's 4th floor to Kenya RE Towers, Upper Hill, on the 10th floor and ground floor," Judiciary indicated.
Relocation of services will affect Financial Center Tribunal, Industrial Property Tribunal, Education Appeals Tribunal and Energy and Petroleum Tribunal.
Others transferred from Forodha House to Kenya RE Towers included Legal Education Appeals Tribunal, Business Premises Rent Tribunal, Micro and Small Enterprises Tribunal, Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal and Public Private Partnership Petition Committee.
The transfer of services came amidst plans to refurbish Forodha House and other judicial centres nationwide. Judiciary also embarked on a system upgrade to expedite the hearing and determining of court cases.
Building small claims courts and expanding court buildings in different counties were among the projects initiated by Chief Justice Martha Koome.
On February 27, Koome revealed that the Judiciary was keen to expand the court’s footprint nationwide. She added that 100 courts would be operationalised in the next five years.
The small claims court resolves disputes within a statutory 60-day period.
On November 4, 2022, President William Ruto was shocked by the state of Judiciary toilets and advised CJ Koome to utilise the Judiciary Fund to rehabilitate the facilities.
The CJ later implored Ruto to honour his promise by releasing the Ksh2 billion he promised to fast-track Judiciary projects.
"We are climbing a mountain as a Judiciary, and here at the bottom. With the support of everybody, including the President who pledged that all he can do is strengthen the Judiciary by giving us whatever is required to enhance our operations," she stated.