NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 12 – Supreme Court judges have completed a two-day training programme on electoral dispute resolution as the Judiciary steps up preparations to handle challenges arising from the 2027 General Election.
In a media release issued on on Thursday, the Judiciary said the training was part of its wider programme to “strengthen institutional preparedness for the timely, fair and effective resolution of electoral disputes.”
The training, held on November 9 and 10 and convened by the Judiciary Committee on Elections (JCE) in collaboration with the Kenya Judiciary Academy (KJA), focused on the constitutional and legal framework governing presidential election petitions, effective case management, evaluation of electoral evidence and emerging legal and technological issues.
The Judiciary said the programme also addressed scrutiny and recount of votes, interlocutory applications, consistency in electoral jurisprudence, artificial intelligence, misinformation and disinformation, as well as effective judicial communication during the electoral period.
Chief Justice Martha Koome, who opened the training, underscored the importance of building on judicial experience from the 2013, 2017 and 2022 electoral cycles while equipping the court to address emerging challenges in the 2027 General Election.
Koome emphasised that judicial preparedness was essential to safeguarding electoral justice, upholding the rule of law and sustaining public confidence in the Judiciary as an independent and impartial arbiter of electoral disputes.
