Lady Justice Njoki Ndung'u of the Supreme Court of Kenya has called for collaboration in the adjudication of disputes.
Speaking at the Mombasa Law Courts Dialogue Day, Justice Ndung'u revealed that only 10 per cent of cases end up in the courts, and the rest are settled in the communities. "We want to encourage and teach more and more Kenyans to be able to settle their disputes outside rather than inside the formal structures," stated Justice Ndungu.
The Judiciary, she noted, continues to encourage alternative justice systems and traditional systems.
The public was assured that the Judiciary would support the systems for more disputes to be solved before they end up in the legal system. "The legal system can be quite expensive for the common mwananchi by the time you pay an advocate and pay court fees, and yet in some of these disputes we can settle them kinyumbani so long as we respect human rights and we uphold justice," stated the apex court Judge.
