{"id":918,"date":"2020-04-27T14:52:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T13:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncaj.go.ke\/?page_id=918"},"modified":"2023-01-19T10:16:11","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T07:16:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; enable_first_overlay=&#8221;true&#8221; first_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; first_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; enable_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; parallax_background=&#8221;216&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588314077426{margin-top: -30px !important;padding-top: 65px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The National Council for the Administration of Justice&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">The National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) was formally launched on 11 August 2011 established under Section 34 of the Judicial Service Act (No. 1 of 2011). It is a high-level policymaking, implementation and oversight coordinating mechanism as reflected in its membership that is composed of State and Non-State Actors from the justice sector. The mandate as stipulated in the Act is to ensure a coordinated, efficient, effective and consultative approach in the administration of justice and reform of the justice system.<\/h5>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588314109804{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"icon_box icon_position_left has_border\"><div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Vission-icon.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"Vission icon\" width=\"352\" height=\"276\"\/><\/div><div class=\"desc_wrapper\"><h4 class=\"title\">Vision<\/h4><div class=\"desc\">A coordinated and cohesive justice sector serving the people in Kenya.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"icon_box icon_position_left has_border\"><div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/mission-icon.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"mission icon\" width=\"348\" height=\"276\"\/><\/div><div class=\"desc_wrapper\"><h4 class=\"title\">Mission<\/h4><div class=\"desc\">To ensure a coordinated and consultative administration of justice by bringing together key actors to collectively develop and pursue reform priorities and strategies.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"icon_box icon_position_left no_border\"><div class=\"image_wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/values-icon.png\" class=\"scale-with-grid\" alt=\"values icon\" width=\"348\" height=\"276\"\/><\/div><div class=\"desc_wrapper\"><h4 class=\"title\">Values<\/h4><div class=\"desc\">\u25a0 Accountability<br \/>\n\u25a0 Consultation<br \/>\n\u25a0 Public Service<br \/>\n\u25a0 Constitutionalism<br \/>\n\u25a0 Interdependence<br \/>\n\u25a0 Innovation<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588314109804{padding-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 22\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>The National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ) was established in 2011 under Section 34 of the Judicial Service Act (No. 1 of 2011) as an umbrella body that brings together justice sector actors to ensure an efficient, effective and consultative approach to the administration of justice. The move arose from the need to address the cross-institutional inefficiencies in the delivery of justice and maintenance of the rule of law in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p>The body is a high-level policymaking, implementation and oversight coordinating and reform of the justice system mechanism as reflected in its membership comprising of State and non-State actors from the justice sector.<\/p>\n<p>The NCAJ comprises of the Council, the Secretariat, Working Committees and Court Users Committees (CUCs). The Council is the highest governance organ and is responsible for coordinating the administration of justice, formulating policies and spearheading the reform agenda in the administration of justice while CUCs are forums that bring together players, both State and non-State, involved in the administration of justice at the local level.<\/p>\n<p>The Secretariat is responsible for technical work concerning the administration of justice, coordination assignments and provides linkages between the Council, Working Committees and CUCs. Lastly, the Working Committees which also comprise taskforces, spearhead policy and legal reforms of NCAJ assisted by the Secretariat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1490&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column]<div data-id=\"mpc_callout-766a06edb4b77a9\" class=\"mpc-callout mpc-init mpc-callout--style_1 \" ><div class=\"mpc-callout__content\"><h3 class=\"mpc-callout__heading mpc-typography--preset_1\">Have you heard of NCAJ Committees?<\/h3><div class=\"mpc-callout__description mpc-typography--preset_1\"><p>Find out more on the mandates and membership of the Committees<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mpc-callout__button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncaj.go.ke\/committees\/\" title=\"Committees\"  data-id=\"mpc_button-16a06edb4b789b\" class=\"mpc-button mpc-init mpc-transition mpc-typography--preset_0 \" ><div class=\"mpc-button__content mpc-effect-type--none mpc-effect-side--none\"><span class=\"mpc-button__title mpc-transition\">NCAJ Commitees<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mpc-button__background mpc-transition mpc-effect-type--expand mpc-effect-side--diagonal_left\"><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; enable_first_overlay=&#8221;true&#8221; first_overlay_opacity=&#8221;50&#8243; first_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; enable_parallax=&#8221;true&#8221; parallax_background=&#8221;216&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1588314077426{margin-top: -30px !important;padding-top: 65px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The National Council for the Administration of Justice&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text] The National<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-918","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1530,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/918\/revisions\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}