Judiciary to Install CCTV cameras

Benjamin Mulwa-KNA

The Judiciary has set aside a budget to procure CCTV cameras to install in high traffic court stations in the country. The cameras are meant to improve the overall security in courts.

The budget will procure body scanners and screening equipment to bolster physical surveillance and access control in high-traffic court stations.

Speaking during the 12th Annual Heads of Stations Forum at a Hotel in Wote Town in Makueni County, the Judiciary Chief Registrar (CR), Winfridah Mokaya said the efforts are part of the broader commitment to ensure that every Judge, Magistrate, staff member and court user operates within a safe, secure and dignified environment.

This will ensure access to justice is not compromised by fear or insecurity. As such, it has concluded the procurement from the National Youth service (NYS) for deployment of trained security personnel across all Nairobi-based courts to supplement existing frameworks.

The CR said that they have deployed a Guest Management System at Makadara and the Supreme Court building on a pilot basis, before rolling it out to other court stations.

On infrastructure, Mokaya said the judiciary has operationalized new courts namely Dagoreti, Kamwangi and Kombewa, while saying Kwale and Marimanti are nearing completion.

The Judiciary solarized 41 stations; this has contributed significantly to the reduction in power bills in such stations as Marimanti and Kwale respectively.

It is set up to replace machines for staff who have had the equipment for more than five years, even for the new recruits.