Kenyan judiciary plans to destroy old court records
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kenyans
The Kenyan judiciary plans to destroy old records in courts in Thika, Eldama Ravine and Kerugoya, after giving the parties concerned three months. The records cover civil, criminal, traffic and inquest cases dating from 1968 to 2023, according to notices published in the Kenya Gazette.
The Kenyan judiciary plans to destroy old court records held by the magistrates’ courts in Thika, Eldama Ravine and Kerugoya. The parties concerned have three months to inspect the records and retrieve any exhibits belonging to them, according to three notices published in the Kenya Gazette on 9 October.
In Thika, the records targeted include civil cases registered between 2000 and 2005. Applications for permission to destroy them will be submitted to the Chief Justice after the three-month period expires, according to the Kenya Gazette notices.
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