A modern law court is set to be developed in Murang’a South Sub County. Maragua MP Mary Waithera confirmed the report and led a team of quantity surveyors in inspecting a piece of land within the Sub County headquarters compound in Kenol where the project will be set up.
The proposed court is set to cost Sh 130million which would be partly funded by the CDF kitty. From the local NG-CDF, Sh14 million has been set aside in the financial year ending June to kick start the construction.
The project comes months after the recently renovated Kenol court at the Sub County headquarters was handed over to the Judiciary. The MP expressed optimism that Judiciary will chip in and allocate the remaining amount so as not to deplete the CDF kitty.
Plea from residents
“I’m hopeful that the county government planners and quantity surveyors will move with speed to complete the basics on the one and half acre piece of land where the court will be built so that the ground breaking ceremony coincide with the opening of the new court in Kenol,” said MP Waithera.
Opening of the Kenol court increases the number of courts in the county to five.Establishing the court was necessitated by a plea from residents who were forced to travel to Kigumo Sub County to access justice which was not only time consuming but expensive as well.
“It was slated for opening but postponed due to the recently concluded interviews for the recruitment of a new Chief Justice in the country. Now that we have a new Chief justice, we are hopeful that soon we will be given a date for the official opening of the law courts,” said the MP.
