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Judicial officers and members of the public have called for the establishment of a new law court in Githurai, Kiambu County to offer better litigation services to the huge population in the area.

 The area, which falls under Ruiru constituency, is served by the Ruiru Law courts which residents want expanded by creating a new branch in the populous Githurai sub county.

 Led by area MP Simon King’ara, residents and members of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) expressed the need to open a new court to handle small claims cases and petty offences.

Land disputes

 The call came during an open day organized by Court Users Committee (CUC) for members of the general public, which was graced by Thika presiding Judge Florence Muchemi. The occasion also marked the court’s 5th anniversary.

King’ara said the Ruiru court, which his office helped to establish, has greatly helped minimize land disputes and other legal matters and pledged to Sh1.5 million from the NG-CDF kitty towards its expansion.

 “We are happy that the administration of justice has been enhanced since the establishment of this court five years ago. With an increasing population that is about to hit one million, we now need to expand this facility by creating a small claims court at Githurai and I urge the government to help us with this,” said King’ara.

 Thika chapter LSK Chairman Daniel Gachau commended the Ruiru court for clearing backlog of cases and easing pressure from neighbouring courts of Thika and Kiambu since its inception five years ago.