[Photo/Courtesy]The High Court has delivered a ruling dismissing an attempt by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission to limit the number of paid meetings of the Judicial Service Commission. While delivering the ruling on Monday, Justice Chacha Mwita termed the move unlawful and not in line with the jurisdiction of SRC. In the 2018/ 2019 budget, the National Treasury embarked on a mission to cut budgetary allocation for courts. As per the National Treasury Budgetary Policy Statement, the judiciary budget was docked from Sh17.3b to 13.3b. The changes which were triggered through the Appropriation Act targeted reductions on various JSC operations comprising administrative activities, conference, travel and maintenance.

Source: Standard Digital July 30, 2018 12:34 UTC