The Council, which is the highest governance organ, is responsible for coordinating the administration of justice, formulating policies and spearheading the reform agenda in the administration of justice. In its functions, the Council is supported by four sub-committees namely; Executive, Finance and Administration, Communication and Information Management, and Administration of Justice and Implementation committees. The Council is also supported by a Technical Committee comprising of technical persons from the agencies. To realize its mandate, the Council meets at least once every three months.
State Actors
Judiciary
Chief Justice; Chief Registrar – Secretary
Kenya Prisons Service
Commissioner of Prisons
Ministry of Justice
Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to the Judiciary
Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development
Principal Secretary responsible for matters relating to gender, children and women’s affairs
Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Lands
Principal Secretaries responsible for matters relating to labour, environment and land; Ministry of Labour
National Police Service
Person responsible for exercising command over the National Police Service
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Director of Public Prosecutions
Office of the President (Cabinet Office)
Principal Secretary responsible for matters relating to Cabinet and the Public Service
Probation and Aftercare Service
Director of the Probation and Aftercare Service
State Law Office
Attorney-General
Witness Protection Agency
Director of the Witness Protection Agency
Co-opted Members & Non-State Actors
Commission on Administrative Justice
Chair
Community Service Orders Programme
Chairman
Equality Now
Executive Director
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
Director Legal Affairs
Kenya Association of Manufacturers
Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Law Reform Commission
Chair
Kenya Human Rights Commission
Executive Director
Kenya National Commission of Human Rights
Commissioner
Kenya Private Sector Alliance
Chief Executive Officer
Legal Resources Foundation
Executive Director
Ministry of Defense
Cabinet Secretary
National Council for Law Reporting
Executive Editor
The Cradle
Executive Director
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