- It was during their five days benchmarking of judicial reforms
- They expressed best experiences received on judiciary led reforms, virtual situation room
By
FAUSTINE KAPAMA-Judiciary, Dodoma
OFFICERS from the Judiciary of Kenya yesterday dated August
28, 2025 concluded their five days benchmarking visit of various judicial
issues, notably reforms that have been made by the Judiciary of Tanzania in the
process of delivery of justice.
Speaking on behalf of 17 Kenyan delegation, Deputy
Chief Registrar of the Judiciary of Kenya, Hon. Paul Maina expressed his
satisfaction on the hospitality and best treatments they received since they
arrived in Tanzania on Sunday dated August 24, 2025.
‘Thank you very much, we are really grateful, you have
been very hospitable, we had a wonderful time, learning from the time we
arrived on Sunday, you have taken real good care for us, we real appreciate the
sacrifices of taking us around to learn and the sessions that have been held for
us have been very useful,’ he said.
Hon. Maina told the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary
of Tanzania, Hon. Eva Kiaki Nkya and other host judicial officers that what has
been good also for them during the benchmarking visit is the very practical
things they have seen, including mobile courts, the virtual situation room and
many others.
‘There are
things that you know you can be told in theory, you can read, but visiting and
seeing the mobile court and seeing the situation room, we are very fascinated also
by e-office process although this was not in the program initially, it has been
beautiful experience for us,’ he said.
The Deputy Chief Registrar pointed out that they are going
back home to Kenya with a lot of good memories and experiences that now they
have an idea, some of the things they want to do and how they would start to do
them.
‘We are very grateful for your time, the sacrifices, thank
you for the gifts. Please pass our gratitude to the Chief Justice, we were told
he wanted to meet us, but we know he is very busy right now. Your most welcome
to Kenya, the way you treated us we fill like revenging,’ he said.
Speaking on behalf of the Judiciary of Tanzania, Hon.
Nkya told the delegation that they were happy for choosing to come to Tanzania
for the second time, thus she wished them the best of luck in the initiatives
they would wish to take towards reforms.
The Chief Registrar recalled how reforms achieved by
the Judiciary of Tanzania started wayback since 2015 where they decided to reform
themselves to a situation as it is now, but also focusing to reach a court of
excellence.
During
the benchmarking visit, the delegation got insights on the Judiciary of
Tanzania electronic system as well as reflection on Electronic Case Management
System [ECMS] in court business process, its historical development and
operational features.
They
also got a presentation on mobile court by sharing information on
infrastructure reform, Judiciary led reforms and insights on the implementation
of Realtime Translation and Transcription in the courts and business
intelligence. The delegation further received experiences of how the reforms
have reduced time and cost of litigation and improve public satisfaction.
Additionally,
the Kenyan delegation received a presentation on case management and
performance evaluation system in the Judiciary of Tanzania and got experience
on case management and staff performance evaluation for effective justice
services delivery.
Thereafter,
the delegation visited the Judiciary Virtual Situation Room where they got
insights of virtual tool for data visualization, data mining and infrastructure
data management for business information and management decision making.
The
Kenyan delegation also visited the Call Centre where they got insights of the
call centre and the daily operation system management and use of data and
information from the public through the Centre. They were also taken through on
e-office process and electronic library.
Other
members of the delegation were Chief of Staff, Office of the Chief Justice, Ms.
Rose Wachuka, Director of Human Resources Management, Dr. Elizabeth Kalel,
Director of Audit and Risk Management Ronald Wanyama and the Legal Counsel in
the Office of the Deputy Chief Justice, Dr. Masha Baraza.
Others
were Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Communication Catherine Wambui,
Deputy Director of Building Services Unit, Arch. Maxwell Suero, Deputy
Registrar at the Supreme Court, Hon. Alice Mukenga, Assistant Director of
Library Services Ruth Andiva and Assistant Director of Supply Chain Management
Doreen Mwirigi.
In
the same boat were head of Resource Mobilization Unit Lucy Njaramba, Legal
Counsel in the Office of the Chief Registrar Kennedy Ogutu, Assistant Deputy
Registrar, Hon. Benson Letiktik, Assistant Director in the Office
Administration Christine Koki, Senior Office Administrator Rachel Mutugu, Court
Administrator Stephen Kirira and Protocol Officer Qatamur Barako.
This is the second time officials from the Judiciary of Kenya to come to Tanzania for benchmarking of different reforms made by the Judiciary of Tanzania. The firm batch was led by the Chief Registrar, Hon Winifrida Mokaya in May 2025.
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