Bomet Residents to Benefit from Community-Based Justice System
Chief Justice Martha Koome has launched an Alternative Justice Systems (AJS) framework in Bomet County, Kenya, to provide faster dispute resolution. The initiative integrates traditional mediation and reconciliation methods with the formal judicial system to improve access to justice.
Why it matters
Decentralizing justice services can significantly reduce case backlogs and make legal resolution more accessible to rural and underserved populations.
Listen Residents of Bomet County are set to benefit from faster and more accessible dispute resolution following the launch of a new Alternative Justice Systems (AJS) framework by Chief Justice Martha Koome.
The initiative seeks to bring justice services closer to communities by strengthening mediation, dialogue, reconciliation, and other traditional dispute resolution mechanisms alongside the formal court system.
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