The World Bank has responded to lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi over claims about them funding Kenya’s Judiciary.
In a statement, the World Bank said that it has not received an official request from the Government of Kenya (National Treasury) to support Kenya’s Judiciary.
“The World Bank Kenya and World Bank Africa have not received an official request from the Government of Kenya (National Treasury) to support Kenya’s Judiciary,” the statement read.
The World Bank further added that its only engagement with the Judiciary is a justice assessment known as “Justice Pillars Towards Evidence-based Reform” (JUPITER).
World Bank responds to Ahmednasir claims
They previously supported the Judicial Performance Improvement Project (JPIP) – P105269 from November 2012 to October 31, 2021, when the project closed.
“JUPITER is a universally applicable country-based assessment designed to measure the effectiveness of a country’s judiciary in three critical areas: access to justice, efficiency, and quality.
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The primary goal of JUPITER is to identify the strengths and opportunities for reform within justice systems, thereby suggesting capacity development actions,” the International Bank added.
The World Bank’s statement comes after Ahmednasir wrote a statement in his X account alleging that the international Bank is at the final stage of granting the Kenyan judiciary a staggering Ksh 17 billion to build a court and toilets for 7 judges of the Supreme Court.
He further claimed that the project is being handled with great secrecy and with zero transparency and nil public participation.
City lawyer urges World Bank not to prioritize the Judiciary project
“I don’t know how and when the Treasury has prioritised a Supreme Court when the needs of Kenyans are more urgent and important.
Lastly, why should the World Bank prioritise a building when 99% of the Court’s work is done online,” the city lawyer stated.
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Moreover, Ahmednasir said he will write to the President of the World Bank to protest the alleged project it intends to fund for the Judiciary.
“Why is the Judiciary silent when the contract is shrouded in secrecy? InshaAllah, next week when I come back from London. I will formally write to the President of World Bank Mr. Ajay Banga to protest the priorities of the bank when it comes to Kenya. This nonsense of spending 17 billion to build a court is unacceptable and must stop,” the city lawyer vowed.
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