NAIROBI—Garissa Kadhis’ Court has emerged as the best-performing court in the nation, receiving accolades from the judiciary for its outstanding work in clearing cases and providing exceptional services.
The court received a performance grade of “Very Good”, making it the best-performing Kadhis’ court in the nation according to the evaluation report for 2021–2022Performance Management and Measurement Understandings (PMMU) released last week.
According to the Performance Measurement and Management Evaluation Report for 2021–2022, Kadhis Court nationwide achieved a score of 99 percent.
Under the leadership of former resident Kadhi Dogo Sheikh Dabaso, the court received recognition for being the best performing Kadhis’ Court overall.
At the ceremony presided over by the Chief Justice Martha Koome, Dogo Sheikh Dabaso who currently the Merti Kadhi was given the Best Performance Award. The “Very Good” rating was factored on reduction of case back log, initiated cases and overall service delivery.
The report further revealed that the Garissa Kadhis’ Court managed to reduce the case backlog by 11%, the highest reduction among all Kadhis’ courts. Following closely behind was the Mombasa Kadhis’ Court, which achieved a 9% reduction.
The Nairobi and Kakuma Kadhis’ courts reduced their backlogs by 4 percent, while the Kwale Kadhis’ court recorded a 3% reduction. In terms of productivity, the Mombasa Kadhis’ court topped the list with 792 cases, closely followed by the Nairobi Kadhis’ court with 557 cases.
Another notable achievement was observed in the Homa Bay Kadhis’ court, which was named the most improved Kadhis’ court. It showed an impressive improvement of 87.42 percent compared to its previous performance of 69.88 percent.
The evaluation exercise, conducted as part of the PMMU system, aims to assess the performance of implementing units, identify areas for improvement, and provide credible performance information for effective decision-making.
Introduced to the judiciary in 2015, the PMMU system analyzes indicators such as case clearance rate, backlog reduction, and the productivity of judges and magistrates across all courts nationwide.
