Administration of justice in Kenya : annual report 2021 - 2022 / by National Council on the Administration of Justice. - Nairobi, Kenya : National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ), - xvi, 150p.: col. ill.; 30cm.


Chapter 1: Introduction,
Background,
Brief History of the Establishment of NCAJ,
Establishment, Mandate and Composition of NCAJ,
Establishment and Mandate,
Composition,
Structure of the NCAJ,
The Council,
The Secretariat,
Working Committees,
Court Users Committees,
Brief Mandate of some NCAJ Agencies,
Legal, Policy and Strategic Anchorage of Administration of Justice in Kenya,
Achievements by NCAJ between 2011 to 30th June 2021,
Capacity of NCAJ as of 30th June 2021,
Rationale and Scope of the Annual Administration of Justice Report,
Chapter 2: Coordination and Leadership in the Justice Sector,
Introduction,
Structural and other Reforms in the NCAJ,
The Council,
The Secretariat,
Working Committees,
Court Users Committees,
Programs and Activities of the Council,
High Level Meetings on Administration of Justice,
Development of the NCAJ Strategic Plan,
Conferences on Administration of Justice,
Benchmarking on Best Practices,
Review of the Preparedness by NCAJ Agencies Regarding Elections,
Partnerships and Stakeholders Engagement,
Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting of the Administration of Justice,
Chapter 3: Progress and Reforms in Criminal Justice,
Introduction,
Progress in Administration of Criminal Justice,
Criminal Cases Processed by the National Police Service,
Adressing Corruption by the Criminal Justice Sector,
Criminal Cases Processed by Independent Policing Oversight Authority,
Criminal Cases Processed by Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions,
Criminal Cases Handled by Courts,
Committing of Offenders to Prisons,
Probation, Community Service and Aftercare,
Legal, Policy and Administrative Reforms in the Criminal Justice,
Legal Reforms,
Policy Reforms,
Administrative Reforms and other Initiatives,
The National Conference on Criminal Justice Reforms,
Enhancing Human Rights through Alternatives to Prosecution,
Leveraging Technology to Safeguard Human Rights in the Criminal Justice System,
Promoting Accountability to Ensure Free and Fair Elections,
Safeguarding the Rights of Vulnerable Groups in the Criminal Justice System,
Rights-based Approach to Sentencing,
Addressing Corruption within the Criminal Justice Sector,
Monitoring and Research in the Criminal Justice System,
Assessment of Conditions of Detention,
Baseline Survey on the Manifestation of State Regulated Offences,
Status Report on Persons with Mental Illness in Criminal Justice System,
Research in the Criminal Justice Sector,
Challenges and Recommendations on Efficient Administration of Criminal Justice,
Challenges,
Recommendations,
Chapter 4: Progress and Reforms in Civil Justice,
Introduction,
Progress in Administration of Civil Justice,
Achievements in Civil Litigation,
Achievements in Adoption of Alternative Forms of Dispute Resolution,
Institutionalization of Civil Justice Court Users Committees,
Legal, Policy and Administrative Reforms in the Civil Justice,
Legal Reforms,
Policy Reforms,
Administrative Reforms and Initiatives by Specific Agencies,
Challenges and Recommendations on Civil Justice Reforms,
Challenges,
Recommendations,
Chapter 5: Administration of Justice for Vulnerable Groups,
Introduction,
Progress on Administration of Justice for Vulnerable Groups,
Vulnerable Persons Handled by the Justice Sector Agencies,
Administration of Justice for Children,
Administration of Justice for Persons with Mental Illness,
Administration of Justice for Intersex Persons,
Administration of Justice on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence,
Administration of Justice for other Vulnerable Groups,
Legal and Policy Reforms on Administration of Justice for Vulnerable Groups,
Legal Reforms on the Administration of Justice for Children,
Legal Reforms on Protection of Vulnerable Witnesses,
Policy Reforms on the Administration of Justice for Children,
Monitoring the Administration of Justice for Vulnerable Groups,
Challenges and Recommendations on Administration of Justice for Vulnerable Groups,
Challenges,
Recommendations,
Chapter 6: Administration of Justice at the Grassroots through Court User Committees,
Introduction,
Interventions to Enhance Administration of Justice at the Grassroots,
Development of the Diverse CUCs Policies,
Training of CUCs,
Stakeholders Engagements,
Benchmarking Dialogue with Mozambique Delegaton,
Monitoring of Courts Users' Committees Activities,
Achievements on Administration of Justice at Counties through CUCs,
Summary on Key Achievements at County Level,
Specific achievements at County Level,
Challenges Faced by CUCS on Effective Administration of Justice,
Summary of Recurring Challenges Facing CUCs,
Legal, Policy and Administrative Challenges,
Challenges by Administration of Justice Themes,
Proposals by CUCs on Efficient Administration of Justice at the Grassroots,
Proposed Legal, Policy and Administrative Interventions,
Proposed Interventions by Administration of Justice Themes,
Chapter 7: Justice Sector Capacity & Sustainability,
Introduction,
NCAJ Secretariat Resource Capacity,
NCAJ Secretariat Staffing Level and Requirements,
Skills Development at NCAJ Secretariat,
Internship and Attachment at NCAJ,
Enhancing Internal Policy Environment at NCAJ,
Performance Management,
Improvement of NCAJ Work Environment,
Justice Sector Human Resource Capacity,
Staff Requirements and Recruitment in the Justice Sector,
Age of Employees in the Justice Sector,
Exit from Service of Employees in the Justice Sector,
Justice Sector Human Capacity Challenges and Recommendations,
Enhancement of the Justice Sector ICT Capacity,
Leveraging on ICT at the Secretariat,
Formation of NCAJ Working Committee on ICT,
Holding of ICT Conference,
Acquisition of ICT Hardware in the Justice Sector,
Acquisition and Development of ICT Software and Systems in the Justice Sector,
Technical ICT Staff in the Justice Sector Agencies,
ICT Challenges in the Justice Sector and Recommendations,
Chapter 8: NCAJ Financial Resources and Utilisation,
Introduction,
Institutional Setting and NCAJ Financing,
NCAJ Financial Resources and Utilisation,
NCAJ Budget Preparation and Funding Sources,
NCAJ Resource Requirement and Funding Gap,
NCAJ Budget Utilisation,
NCAJ Agencies Financial Resources and Utilisation,
Agencies Resource Requirements, Allocation and Funding Gap,
Budget Utilisation by NCAJ Agencies,
Financial Challenges and Recommendations,
Challenges,
Recommendations,
Chapter 9: Priority Programmes and Activities on Administration of Justice for FY 2022/23,
Introduction,
Programmes and Activities on Council Coordination and Leadership,
Programmes and Activities on Criminal Justice Reforms,
Programmes and Activities on Civil Justice Reforms,
Programmes and Activites for Strengthening CUCs,
Programmes and Activities for Enhancing Access to Justice for Vulnerable Groups,
Programmes and Activities on Justice Sector Monitoring and Evaluation,
Programmes and Activities on Capacity Improvement in the Justice Sector,
Programmes and Activities for enhancing NCAJ and Justice Sector Financial Resources,

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