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September 9, 2011
KEYNOTE SPEECH BY THE HON. MR. JUSTICE PHILIP WAKI, JUDGE OF APPEAL, COURT OF APPEAL OF KENYA AT THE STRATHMORE UNIVERSITY 12th ANNUAL ICT CONFERENCE (Theme: ‘ICT for Development – People, Policy & Practice’) Sept. 2-3, 2011 Strathmore University NAIROBI-KENYA ALTERNATIVE APPROACHES TO E-GOVERNMENT Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, All Protocols observed. 1) The […]
September 5, 2011
By Michael Murungi September 2011 Judges in Kenya will no longer be addressed as ‘My Lady’ or ‘My Lord’ and they will no longer wear the ceremonial wigs that have been part of their dress code. Instead, they will be addressed in English as ‘Your Honour’ or in Swahili as ‘Mheshimiwa’. With the exception of […]
August 22, 2011
By Dr Willy Mutunga, S.C., Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya Thanks to the new Constitution, the cornerstones of a transformative Judiciary are being laid. Governance structures of the new Judiciary have been decentralised and democratised. Distinct courts, namely, the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, High Court, all known as […]
August 12, 2011
SPEECH BY THE HON. DR. JUSTICE W.M. MUTUNGA, SC., CHIEF JUSTICE, PRESIDENT OF THE SUPREME COURT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REPORTING ON THE OCCASION OF A FAREWELL LUNCHEON HELD IN HONOR OF MR. JUSTICE (RTD.) J.E. GICHERU, E.G.H., THE IMMEDIATE FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE AND CHAIRMAN, ON AUGUST 5, […]
August 12, 2011
VOTE OF THANKS SPEECH BY THE HON. LADY JUSTICE N. BARAZA DEPUTY CHIEF JUSTICE/VICE PRESIDENT, SUPREME COURT OF KENYA, ON THE OCCASION OF A FAREWELL LUNCHEON HELD IN HONOR OF MR. JUSTICE (RTD.) J.E. GICHERU, E.G.H., THE IMMEDIATE FORMER CHIEF JUSTICE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR LAW REPORTING, ON AUGUST 5, 2011 IN NAIROBI
My Lord The Chief Justice, Dr. Willy Mutunga; our guest of honor this afternoon, (Rtd.) Justice Johnson Evan Gicheru; retired Justices Abdul Majid Cockar and A.B. Shah; our other distinguished guests, Members of the Board and also the Staff of the National Council for Law Reporting, ladies and gentlemen:
I have the honor of giving the closing remarks and offering a brief vote of thanks on this very important occasion, when we have not only been honored to have (Rtd.) Justice Johnson Gicheru as our guest of honor, but we have also shared words of goodwill and best wishes, shared some laughter and of course shared a hearty meal.
