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Coronavirus: Courts to hear cases after inspection

Samwel Gichure listens from Nakuru GK Prisons as Senior Resident Magistrate Yvonne Khatambi reads out the sentence through a video link on Thursday. The magistrate sentenced him to three years imprisonment. [Daniel Chege,Standard]

The reopening of courts with no video links to hear criminal appeals will not take place as scheduled. Instead, the Judiciary will have to wait a little bit longer for the government to inspect its facilities on whether Covid-19 security measures are in place before up-scaling operations.

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