The National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) met to plan how to fight corruption, make sure people are accountable, and provide better services in Kenya.
The Chief Justice, Martha Koome, spoke during the meeting. She said corruption is a big problem in Kenya that affects everyone.
“Corruption hurts public institutions and makes it hard for them to give good services and help the country’s economy grow. It also makes people lose trust in the government,” she explained.
Koome recognized that some work has been done already to fight corruption, like making new rules and laws, but she thinks more needs to be done.
She believes the justice system is important in stopping corruption by investigating and punishing corrupt people.
She promised that the justice system would work harder to fight corruption and reduce its bad effects on society.
Koome said that even though they’ve tried many things to stop corruption, it’s still a problem, so they need new ideas to fix it.
“We are committed to working together better to fight corruption and make sure everyone is accountable for what they do,” she said.
The plans they made include working together more, checking justice agencies to find corruption, and stopping corruption before it happens.
They also want to use technology more to make things faster and to make it harder for people to be corrupt.
They will work together more to improve how they arrest, investigate, and punish corrupt people.
They’ll also involve the public more to make sure everyone trusts the justice system.
Koome said they need a plan to guide them on how to fight corruption better and make sure services are delivered smoothly.
“We need to work together because no one can stop corruption alone. We need investigations, punishment, and fair trials,” she concluded.
