“Through a grant from USAID in 2000, ICJ Kenya took on a key role in engaging the judiciary and other stakeholders to push for badly-needed reforms. ICJ Kenya researched and disseminated information on corruption in the judiciary to give credibility to their campaign. This information, which was used as a lobbying tool, clearly indicated that the public faith in the system was weak. ICJ Kenya also worked to design activities to address priority areas for reform as identified by the public. Through media information kits, public lectures and discussions, ICJ Kenya succeeded in pushing judicial reforms to the front pages of the newspapers. ICJ Kenya also used this information to advocate for constitutional review and as a result, over 80 percent of ICJ Kenya's reform proposals on the judiciary were incorporated in the draft Constitution

In 2003, after three years of pushing for judicial reforms, ICJ Kenya saw unprecedented shifts taking place within the judiciary. A new chief justice was appointed with the mandate of reforming this key institution. In March, the chief justice appointed an Integrity and Anti-Corruption Committee headed by Justice Aaron Ringera. In September, the Ringera Committee, as it was popularly known, released its report which revealed specific malfeasance at all levels of the judiciary, with a total of 105 judicial officers accused of corruption. As the president began to take steps to establish tribunals to investigate allegations contained in the committee's report, 15 of the 23 accused judges resigned, while the remaining judges were suspended. Their suspension and resignation has paved the way for constructive dialogue between the Judiciary and key stakeholders”.

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