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Originally Posted by Atabong
Yes, we are thinking along the same lines, but any practical ideas on how to implement this?
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1. Personnel.
Ata my friend, have you ever been before a Kenyan magistrate? You have not seen thickness if you haven't ever been summoned. These guys are dense! Gosh. The bar (pun intended) must be pretty low to get a law degree from Poona where most studied...
If these chaps got decent pay, some of the brighter minds from Kenyan / Canadian / Brit or Aussie unis could be attracted to the magistracy.
2. Mode of recruitment
I still believe the judiciary is the most corrupt arm of the Kenyan govt. Judges are political appointees. Merit is not really a primary consideration. If credentials paid a bigger role and kickbacks / nepotism etc played no role at all, then maybe, just maybe...
3. Archaic laws
I visit my "learned" friends and see them dusting 1958 texts. Heck, If I did a diagnosis based on a 1958 text, I'd recommend treating syphillis with a rabbit foot. Lawyers just dont move with the time. Their laws were fine in 1958 - they are not fine today!!!
The 10th parliament should not stop on updating the Promissory Oaths Act alone, they should update the whole set of inane victorian laws that are still religiously applied in the Kenya colony