{"id":934,"date":"2020-05-01T08:45:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T07:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncaj.go.ke\/?page_id=934"},"modified":"2023-01-19T15:41:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T12:41:41","slug":"council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ncaj.go.ke\/index.php\/council\/","title":{"rendered":"Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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State Actors<\/h3>\n

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Judiciary<\/h4>
Chief Justice
\nChief Registrar – Secretary<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Kenya Prisons Service<\/h4>
Commissioner of Prisons<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Ministry of Justice<\/h4>
Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters relating to the Judiciary<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development<\/h4>
Principal Secretary responsible for matters relating to gender, children and women\u2019s affairs<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources, Ministry of Lands<\/h4>
Principal Secretaries responsible for matters relating to labour, environment and land Ministry of Labour<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]
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National Police Service<\/h4>
Person responsible for exercising command over the National Police Service<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions<\/h4>
Director of Public Prosecutions <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Office of the President (Cabinet Office)<\/h4>
Principal Secretary responsible for matters relating to Cabinet and the Public Service<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Probation and Aftercare Service<\/h4>
Director of the Probation and Aftercare Service<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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State Law Office<\/h4>
Attorney-General<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Witness Protection Agency<\/h4>
Director of the Witness Protection Agency<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]
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Co-opted members & non-state actors<\/h3>\n

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Commission on Administrative Justice<\/h4>
Chair<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Community Service Orders Programme<\/h4>
Chairman<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Equality Now<\/h4>
Executive Director<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission<\/h4>
Director Legal Affairs<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Kenya Association of Manufacturers<\/h4>
Chief Executive Officer<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Kenya Law Reform Commission<\/h4>
Chair<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Kenya Human Rights Commission<\/h4>
Executive Director<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″]
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Kenya National Commission of Human Rights<\/h4>
Commissioner<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Kenya Private Sector Alliance<\/h4>
Chief Executive Officer<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Legal Resources Foundation<\/h4>
Executive Director<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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Ministry of Defense<\/h4>
Cabinet Secretary<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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National Council for Law Reporting<\/h4>
Executive Editor<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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The Cradle<\/h4>
Executive Director<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Roles of the Council” tab_id=”1674131973719-def9f6aa-dcf2″][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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