Chief Justice Martha Koome has challenged Kenyans to adopt alternative dispute resolution mechanisms being fronted by the Judiciary .
Speaking In Nakuru when she presided over the launch of the Alternative Justice Systems (AJS) model and the Small Claims Court, the CJ said that traditional lengthy and technical court processes cannot be only way of resolving disputes.
She noted that by embracing the Alternative Justice Systems (AJS) the public “will resolve their conflicts in an efficient way, strengthen social harmony and boost state stability,’’ .
The Small Claims Courts are established under Article 169 of the Constitution. The courts handle civil disputes with a maximum value of Sh1 million.
All cases filed in the court have to be concluded within 60 days.
The launch of Nakuru Small Claims Court brought the total number of Small Claims Courts to ten.
The others Small Cliams Courts are in Milimani, Kajiado, Thika, Machakos, Makueni, Naivasha, Eldoret, Nyeri and Kakamega