NAIROBI,Kenya, Jul 3- The Judiciary has recorded one of its strongest performances in recent years after resolving more cases than it received during the 2024/25 financial year, achieving a 104 per cent case clearance rate while reducing its case backlog by 27 per cent.

📻 Breaking It Down

The milestone is captured in the Judiciary’s Performance Management and Measurement Understanding (PMMU) Evaluation Report for the 2024/25 Financial Year, unveiled on Friday by the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court, Martha Koome.

The report, which marks the tenth cycle of the Judiciary’s PMMU evaluation framework, indicates sustained progress in improving case management, speeding up dispute resolution and enhancing the efficiency of the justice system.

A case clearance rate of 104 per cent means the Judiciary concluded more cases than were filed during the financial year, a key indicator of improved judicial productivity and efforts to ease pressure on the courts.

📌 What You Need to Know

Alongside the gains in case disposal, the Judiciary also announced a major transparency initiative aimed at strengthening accountability within the justice system.

“As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen accountability, enhance transparency, and deepen public confidence in the administration of justice, the Chief Justice announced that the Judiciary will begin publishing individual performance reports for Judges and Judicial Officers from July 2026,” the Judiciary said.

According to the Judiciary, the reports will be released under a structured reporting framework designed to ensure the information published is accurate, objective, complete and credible.

Under the new system, every court station will be given a five-day reporting window at the end of each reporting period to compile, verify, certify and submit its performance returns.

The reports will then undergo validation before being reviewed by the leadership of the respective courts ahead of publication.

Although the new reporting regime officially took effect on July 1, 2026, the Judiciary said publication of individual reports will only occur after the verification and approval process has been completed.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya