Kenyans don’t trust the courts: Main factors behind this trend
Judges arrive to begin hearing submissions from counsel representing president-elect William Ruto at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya, where poll results were being challenged by the Raila Odinga led Azimio Coalition on September 1, 2022. PHOTO | TONY KARUMBA | AFP
The international reputation of the Kenyan judiciary is running high following a raft of judicial reforms brought on by the 2010 constitution. The reforms, displays of judicial independence, and largely positive personal experiences might lead one to expect that public trust in the courts has increased.
