STRENGTHENING THE GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR GRASSROOTS JUSTICE: A PUBLIC EVENT

On March 22, 2023, community-based paralegals and representatives from civil society and development organizations convened at the University of Nairobi Faculty of Law to hear directly from community paralegals, His Excellency the Canadian High Commissioner Mr. Christopher Thornley, the Honorable Chief Justice of Kenya Martha Koome (through a representative), the UN Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers Prof. Margaret Sattherthwaite, Namati, and Canada’s International Development Research Centre about the importance of strengthening grassroots justice in Kenya and abroad.

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THE 2ND ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALTERNATIVE JUSTICE SYSTEMS

The National Steering Committee on the Implementation of the Alternative Justice Systems Policy (NaSCI-AJS) on 26th June 2023 convened the 2nd Annual National Conference on Alternative Justice Systems in Kenya at Tangaza University College. The conference brings together justice actors, practitioners, judicial officers, academics, policy makers, civil society actors, development partners, community leaders and all stakeholders in the Access to Justice Ecosystem.

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KITUO DONATES EQUIPMENT TO PRISONS TO FACILITATE VIRTUAL COURT SESSIONS AND TRAININGS

Kituo cha Sheria through the support of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Kenya on 10th May 2023 donated Television screens, wide angle cameras, laptops and Bluetooth speakers to all its prison justice centres across the country to facilitate virtual training and virtual court sessions for the inmates. Kituo intends to conduct monthly virtual training on legal topics that paralegal convicts need to grasp better and provide technical support in legal matters that require the attention of an advocate. 

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Kituo to provide free legal aid and representation to an 84-year-old grandmother who was highlighted in local press appealing to the government or any well-wisher for legal assistance.

Exclusive legal representation is one of those necessities that the poor can only dream of, especially when confronted with serious legal issues that must be resolved in courts of law. Due to the high costs of legal services, most indigent people in Kenya are unable to have their legal needs met.

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KITUO CONDUCTS REFRESHER TRAINING FOR LANGATA AND KISUMU PRISON PARALEGALS

Refresher trainings for prison paralegals are important given that new legal issues keep emerging and some prison paralegals leave, and new ones join the team. Kituo conducted a 6-day refresher training for 25 inmates and 5 officers from Langata Women Maximum Security Prison and Kisumu Maximum prison from 17th – 22nd October 2022 and 5th to 10th December 2022 respectively.

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