Chief Justice Martha Koome on Monday, February 27 launched the Small Claims Court in Meru County.
According to the Judiciary, the Small Claims Court deals exclusively with civil matters whose subject does not exceed Ksh. 1 million.
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The launch of the specialized court in Meru concludes the 1st phase which will see a total of 12 courts rolled out in the counties of Nairobi, Kajiado, Kiambu, Machakos, Nyeri, Uasin Gishu, Nakuru, Kakamega, Kisumu & Mombasa.
“These areas were identified as strategic given the level of commerce undertaken and the existing backlog in the magistrates’ courts within those counties,” a statement from the Judiciary read in part.
For the two years the Small Claims Courts have been operational, they have all together heard and determined over eighteen thousand cases with claims of more than Ksh3.7 billion.