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CJ Mutunga: Kenya facing acute shortage of judges

NAIROBI: Kenya faces a major shortage of magistrates and judges despite recruitment of new officials in ongoing reforms in the Judiciary.

According to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, the shortage is so dire that judges require a minimum of three years to dispense cases that have been filed in one year.

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