The Judiciary is still awaiting feedback from parliament on all the previous annual reports it has submitted to be tabled in parliament for debate.
Chief Justice Sir Salamo Injia said this today when presenting to the Government house the 2016 Annual Judges’ report.
The compilation and presentation of the judges’ annual reports is a requirement of the constitution.
Contents of the report will not be disclosed until it is presented in parliament, but Sir Salamo said one of the things that is being addressed in the report, which was not done in previous reports, is the identification of some of the impediments that exist within the administration of the judiciary.
This includes barriers that affect the timely disposition of cases. The report also recommends the need to restructure the courts.
“The situation has not changed, the bill is awaiting the third reading in parliament and hopefully, the bill goes through and we are able to implement the restructure.
“The courts have been preparing to implement the restructure once it comes into force,” he said.
Sir Salamo stated that the judiciary has been consistent with the presentation of its annual reports while the feedback from parliament has not been forthcoming.
“So hopefully the parliament will address the situation satisfactorily by ensuring that these reports are actually tabled in parliament and there is debate in the report; for public dissemination of the report as to what the report contains.
“The judiciary is still waiting for parliament’s feedback on all these reports that it has been submitting over the years and the judiciary can’t do much in relation to that because it is a matter for parliament.”