RE: DRAFT COURT USERS COMMITTEE fCtUC] RULES AND REGULATI QNS

Yours sincerely.

HON. DR. WILLY MUTUNGA, DJur.fiC, EGH CHIEF

IUSTICE & PRESIDENT SUPREME COURT OF KENYA

Legal Resources Foundation Trust (LRF) is an independent, not for profit Kenyan civil society

organization that promotes access to justices

through human rights education, research and

policy advocacy. Founded in 1993, LRF's main

thrust is in enhancing the administration of justice for the poor, vulnerable and marginalised

in line with the United Nations Millennium

Development Goals on poverty eradication,

Kenya's Vision

Vision ____________________________

"A just and equitable society"

This vision depicts the state of the society,

primarily within Kenya and beyond, that LRF as a

human rights organization is working towards.

The institutional vision of LRF is therefore: "A

premier catalyst institution for a just and

equitable society.

Core Values [IRITE]

In order to realize the vision and mission of LRF,

the following values will define the organization's

character:

LRF Strategic Objectives

We shall focus on empowering communities and

building the capacity of individuals and

organizations in advocating for human rights.

This will be achieved by effective and efficient

implementation of the following strategic

objectives:

Strengthen Institutions (State and Non-State

actors) that work on administration of Justice for

effective service delivery.

Enhance People's Participation in governance

systems and decision-making processes.

Influence Policy Reform through research and

advocacy.

Enhance LRF Effectiveness and Sustainability.

Thematic Areas and Project Implementation

Plans

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NTEGRITY

We uphold sound morals in our work and

interactions with all our stakeholders.

ELIABILITY

We endeavor to be dependable to our

stakeholders and peers.

NNOVATIVENESS

We encourage new ideas while seeking out and

balancing viewpoints from our stakeholders.

EAMWORK

We encourage synergy among our programs

and projects to enhance team spirit among

staff and develop a cooperative work

environment.

MPATHY

We strive to accommodate and understand

other's feelings and situations while carrying

out our noble duties.

Re: APPOINTMENT TO THE JUDICIARY TASK FORCE ON SENTENSING POLICY AND GUIDELINES

the issue. Yours

Sincerely,

Hon. Lady Justice Kalpana

Rawal, EBS,

DEPUTY CHIl I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 4th June, 2012jjntheat matter. I wish to thank

vnn fnr ftp pffnrt nw'Jffi ui. ..aim ubirCourt users Committee. ii--^iriirl--"'^"" ** I have requested the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary to co-opt Legal Resource Foundation

Trust into Technical Committee and arrange to have the draft Rules shared with the Special Working Group on Court Users Committee.

Thank you.

Copy to:

The Chief Registrar of the Judiciary

Supreme Court of Kenya NAIROBI

Mr. Duncan Okello Chief of Staff Offir^ -iff*

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LRF Organizational Profile

2030, County integrated development plans, Human

development and Kenya's Poverty eradication

strategy. This necessitates working with actors in the

justice system, legal practitioners and various

governance institutions.

Mission

"A resource for justice, equity and resilience in

communities through holistic participatory

interventions and strategic partnerships."

Our Motto: "Haki itawale" ___________

This is a Kiswahili (the main national language of

Kenya) phrase whose English meaning is "Justice

for all

P O Box 34720 - 00100 (GPO)

NAIROBI

Dear Prof. Njogu,

Haki Institute

Thematic Areas and Project Implementation Plans

Administration of Justice Thematic Area Research and Advocacy Theme

This thematic area will address the sources of injustices within the administration of justice system from the point of arrest through the final determination of cases. Key areas in need of reform will be isolated in both the civil and criminal justice systems. LRF will leverage on its vast past experiences while implementing programs in the administration, study and findings on researches and reports on penal reforms, judicial reforms, security sector reforms and community justice as a basis for policy advocacy.

Alternative Justice

LRF recognises the important role played by alternative justice systems that exist and are utilised by communities in resolving disputes. Most of these mechanisms are established in the constitution but are not necessarily utilised due to inadequate awareness. These mechanisms include traditional dispute resolution mechanisms among the communities in Kenya, established tribunals, etc. Although ADR and

TDRM are recognised in the Constitution of Kenya 2010, little has been done to monitor their decisions and if they are compatible with the constitutional requirements for justice systems. LRF has done a study on TDRM and will focus on operationalising it by empowering the players to

Governance and Development Theme

LRF seeks to be a key policy influence at both National and Local County levels in matters that relate to justice and equity. It seeks to identify communities of relevance to its thematic areas and develop their capacity to engage state actors to meet their interests. LRF also seeks to engage in national and county policy and legislative drafting in areas Innocence behind bars:

Upholding child rights in difficult circumstances

eradicate unconstitutional serve communities fairly.

This thematic area shall be delivered under the AoJ theme through two (2) projects namely:

Community Justice (CJ) Alternative Justice (AJ)

of interest like citizen participation, civil, political, social, economic and cultural justice.

This thematic area shall be delivered through two (2) projects namely:

i. People's Participation ii. Social, Economic and Cultural Rights

This core theme will run throughout all other themes and in Haki Institute and

Institutional development. This is critical for both information generation, Information packaging, lesson learning, lesson sharing and in the replication of best practice index. For this reason. Monitoring and evaluation outcomes will be used to in the identification of potential projects and policy advocacy items. This thematic areas will act as the link between LRF projects and the Haki Institute and Institutional Development theme.

It will be delivered in one (1) project namely the Research monitoring and evaluation project.

LRF has over its time interacted with a lot

of information and strategies that can enhance the capacity of other human rights crusaders to increase their efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery. It will carry out this role by building a resource base for virtual learning and legal research.

This thematic area shall be delivered through three (3) projects namely:

i. Capacity Development ii. Legislative Drafting iii. Archiving Information

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