ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Judicial Service Act
38. Annual report
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
38. Annual report
(1)The Commission and the Judiciary shall each cause an annual report to be prepared for each financial year.(1A)The Commission shall submit the annual report to the President and Parliament within six months after the end of the year to which it relates.(2)The annual report shall contain, in respect to the year to which it relates—(a)the financial statements of the Commission and the Judiciary; and(b)a description of the activities of the Commission and the Judiciary.(3)Without limiting what may be included in the annual report, the annual report shall include—(a)the information set out in the reports of the committees to which the annual report relates;(b)a summary of the steps taken during the year, in the identification, selection and appointment of judicial officers and staff;(c)information relating to disposal of cases;(d)information on issues of access to justice;(e)information relating to performance of the judiciary and attendant challenges; and(f)such other statistical information as the Commission and the Judiciary considers appropriate relating to their functions and judicial activities.(4)The Commission and the Judiciary shall cause the annual report to be published in the Gazette and shall send a copy of the report to each of the two Clerks of the two Houses of Parliament for it to be placed before the respective Houses for debate and adoption.