The County Government of Bomet – Department of Lands, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Judicial Service Commission, convened a sensitization and CAP validation session on the implementation of the Alternative Justice System (AJS).
The session aimed to situate AJS within Kenya’s multi-door justice framework and its constitutional foundation, strengthen and equip judicial officers, court staff, Bomet CUC members and stakeholders on mainstreaming and accelerating AJS guidelines and catalyse the CAP process by constituting a pool of AJS champions.
AJS expands access to justice by providing fair, affordable, culturally relevant and rights-based dispute resolution mechanisms.
The forum was led by Hon. Justice Prof. Joel Ngugi ( Chair NaSCI-AJS).
In attendance were Chief Officer Lands Hon. Haron Kirui, representatives from FAO, AJS, the Department of Lands, the Bomet Judiciary, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Bomet OCS, the Office of the Attorney General and members of the Court Users Committee.
By Anthony Solly
