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Parliament has issued a stark warning to the Judiciary and electoral agencies, demanding rigorous justification for their massive funding requests amidst a crippling national fiscal crisis.

Parliament has issued a stark warning to the Judiciary and electoral agencies, demanding rigorous justification for their massive funding requests amidst a crippling national fiscal crisis.
The National Assembly Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (JLAC) has drawn a line in the sand. As Kenya navigates an unprecedented economic squeeze, state agencies are being ordered to abandon extravagant budgets and focus strictly on their core constitutional mandates.
This legislative pushback signals a severe austerity regime that will profoundly impact the administration of justice and preparations for the 2027 General Elections.
Appearing before the committee, Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, Winfridah Mokaya, laid bare the institution's financial predicament. The Judiciary received an allocation of KES 29.01 billion against a projected need of KES 46.45 billion—a staggering deficit of over KES 17.4 billion.
Mokaya cautioned that such drastic shortfalls threaten to paralyze day-to-day court operations and critically undermine the Judiciary Committee on Elections, which received a mere fraction of its requested funding.
The JLAC, chaired by George Murugara, acknowledged the steady 5.1% economic growth but highlighted the gaping chasm between projected revenues and soaring national expenditure. The government is walking a perilous regulatory tightrope, attempting to fund essential services without plunging the nation into unsustainable debt.
Agencies in the justice and governance sector are now forced to radically restructure their operational strategies.
The underfunding of vital electoral and judicial bodies poses a latent threat to democratic stability. A financially starved Judiciary may struggle to resolve commercial disputes efficiently, deterring foreign investment. Similarly, an underfunded IEBC risks logistical failures in upcoming electoral cycles.
However, lawmakers insist that the fiscal space is simply too narrow to accommodate bloated requests, forcing a harsh reckoning with economic reality.
"In an era of empty coffers, justice and democracy must be delivered through efficiency and sacrifice, not bloated budgets."
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