Judiciary Cancels 171 Internships for Diploma and Degree Holders, Sends Apology

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has announced the cancellation of 171 internship positions that had been previously advertised.

In a March 4, 2025, notice, the commission stated that the cancellation is due to financial challenges facing JSC.

“This is to notify the general public and the applicants that owing to the fiscal constraints currently affecting the country, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has canceled the advertisements for the following positions,” read the notice in part.

Affected internship positions

The affected positions include 60 posts in the position of a Legal Researcher role and various internship opportunities across different departments like Building Services, Architecture, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.

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Other affected positions include 25 posts in Office Administration, Web Development, System Administration, ICT Support, Supply Chain Management, and Information Science and Records Management Services (Library Services, Records Management, and Supply Chain Management.

The commission apologized for any inconvenience caused and advised applicants to contact the JSC for further information.

At the same time, the Commission has called for applications for seven posts in various tribunals.

Call for applications by Judiciary

The available vacancies include Chairperson, Water Tribunal, Member, Water Tribunal (Civil Engineer), Member, Water Tribunal (Water Engineer), Member, Water Tribunal (General) Chairperson, Tax Appeals Tribunal, and Chairperson, Sports Disputes Tribunal.

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Interested and qualified candidates have been encouraged to visit the JSC jobs portal at https://jsc.go.ke/jobs-2/ for detailed job descriptions, appointment requirements, and application instructions.

The Commission also informed applicants that their applications must be submitted no later than March 18, 2025, at 5 PM. It added that only shortlisted and successful candidates will be contacted, and any form of canvassing will result in automatic disqualification.

Judiciary decries  underfunding 

The Judiciary has previously decried financial constraints owing to budget cuts in the annual budget allocation.

In November 2024, the Chief Justice Martha Koome stated that the budget constraints impede service delivery in the judiciary, adding that the funding has gone down by nearly 50 per cent in the past three years.

“We are doing our very best with very little resources to the judiciary to see to it that every year, although we celebrate these gains, we recognize the pressing need for further investment. The judiciary continues to face funding challenges owing to historic underfunding in the justice sector,” said Koome.

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