[{"bbox": [96, 152, 1136, 337], "category": "Text", "text": "The Judiciary is guided by its Sustaining Judiciary Transformation Framework (2017-2021) which identifies six interventions, set to shift the Judiciary towards quality service delivery: automation, digitalisation of work methods, operationalisation of developments systems, enhancing individual and institution accountability, entrenching performance measurement and motoring/evaluation and entrenching policies/manuals already developed. The Judiciary ICT Master Plan 2017-2022 covers the acquisition, use and maintenance of ICT resources; automation and standardisation of court processes; application of ICT in service delivery; and security of data and information."}, {"bbox": [96, 350, 1136, 484], "category": "Text", "text": "With PLEAD, the Judiciary has developed a national policy on alternative justice systems (AJS) (2020). The policy acknowledges the value of AJS and their great promise of enhancing access to justice. It sets up a broad obligations framework to align the AJS with a rights-based approach. The policy is a major step in fulfilling the transformational agenda of the Kenyan Constitution, promoting a culture of lawfulness and preventing conflict within society."}, {"bbox": [96, 495, 1136, 710], "category": "Text", "text": "PLEAD has established the EU as key partner to Kenya in the Justice sector. The action will further strengthen the EU's and through the twinning activities the EU Member States position in the sector. The EU and UNODC will actively participate in the development partner coordination. The Action also works complementarily to other projects managed by Member States. The Action will endeavour to coordinate and complement with various programmes in the justice sector. This will include active participation in relevant donor coordination working groups. The action will also strengthen the ability of the criminal justice institutions to steer the cooperation with development partners through strategic planning initiatives. The main projects in the field of rule of law, access to justice and anti-corruption include the following:"}, {"bbox": [96, 721, 1136, 909], "category": "List-item", "text": "- EU: Public Finance Management budget support (PASEDE) - since April 2020, the EU supports the implementation of Kenya PFM Reform Strategy 2018-2023. Two variable tranche indicators target reforms in areas in which systems can be improved to mitigate the occurrence of corruption, namely (i) implementation of new procurement legislation and adoption a new e-procurement system and (ii) improved Public Investment Management through the utilisation of systematic project appraisal and supported by a new information system. PASEDE programme is therefore complementary to PLEAD II in the sense that it contributes to the fight against corruption from a different angle."}, {"bbox": [96, 921, 1136, 1106], "category": "List-item", "text": "- IDLO: Access to Justice - With support from Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden, the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) has been supporting the Judiciary since 2012 to strengthen its capacity to administer and enhance access to justice for all. IDLO has worked to strengthen the capacity of judicial officers, and the technical capacity of the judiciary to use ICT so that citizens have increased access to information. IDLO has supported efforts to ensure more strategic communications across the judiciary and improved perception by the general public. IDLO is also supporting the Judiciary in documenting jurisprudence on devolution."}, {"bbox": [164, 1120, 1136, 1282], "category": "List-item", "text": "- FIDA International Federation of Women Lawyers: Access to Justice Programme – FIDA Kenya is a leading Kenyan Women Lawyers organisation, which promotes access to justice for women across the country. Its programme provides legal representation, which includes legal aid and litigating on behalf of women and girls, strategic impact litigation, which aims to build jurisprudence that advances the rights of girls and women, self-representation, which entails equipping women with skills for representing themselves in court, and psychosocial support."}, {"bbox": [164, 1294, 1136, 1534], "category": "List-item", "text": "- GIZ Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit: Strengthening Good Governance in Kenya (2021-2023) - This GIZ project takes a holistic approach along the anti-corruption chain of prevention, disclosure, investigation, prosecution, judicial process and the return of illegally acquired assets. It is working on improving the management of public complaints and the transferral of state functions to the local level, above all by boosting local authorities' abilities to comply with the rules of transparency and accountability. It also supports the prosecution, legal process and punishment of corruption cases, as well as the return of illegally acquired assets. The project supports the introduction of an electronic procurement system and the Integrated Financial Management and Information System (IFMIS) to improve transparency and accountability."}, {"bbox": [96, 1547, 1136, 1629], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The World Bank: Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) (2013-21) - The project addresses court administration and case management, training and staff development and court infrastructure. It recently refocused on frontline service providers (magistrates and registry staff), on the speed of case resolution at High"}, {"bbox": [1037, 1680, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 33"}]