KIBERA COURT BUILDINGS

(Photos)The newly constructed Kibera law courts

The newly constructed court is now operating fully with all required rooms.

In Summary

•In the Court, there are Lactation rooms for mothers, advocate lounger, media room among others.

•The Kibera law courts is situated in the middle of the Kibera slums and surrounded by shanties and people in the high-crime area who have no love for the law.

The court has an ample parking space which is well concreted
The outer appearance of Kibera law courts once you get at the get The court has an ample parking space which is well concreted
Image: CLAUSE MASIKA

If you visited Kibera law courts some time back, then you need to pay it a visit again.

The newly constructed court is now operating fully with all required rooms.

Initially, the court was very old with no space, it lacked lactation room, lawyers room and the parking was full of mud and rain water.

The media room is where court reporters get together as they compile their job , previously journalists were sitting under the tree before the new court was completed
Here is the media room The media room is where court reporters get together as they compile their job , previously journalists were sitting under the tree before the new court was completed
Image: CLAUSE MASIKA

But now the new building has Lactation rooms for mothers, advocate lounger, media room among others.

The Kibera law courts is situated in the middle of the Kibera slums and surrounded by shanties and people in the high-crime area who have no love for the law.

If you are a lactating mother you simply get here with your child and do the necessary
Here is the lactation room If you are a lactating mother you simply get here with your child and do the necessary
Image: CLAUSE MASIKA

It is in these walls that magistrates get about 20 new cases.

They see grievous harm involving knives, pangas and other crude weapons.

Advocate Lounge. lawyers meet here is they wish before moving to court
Image: CLAUSE MASIKA

They see battered women, violence inflicted over debts, bludgeonings and murder over adultery and unrequited love.

The court has eight courtrooms, nine magistrates, several clerks, prosecutors and other officials.

There's a Khadi's court as well for resolution of limited issues involving Islamic law.

Magistrates chambers
Image: CLAUSE MASIKA
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