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Article 161 · Part 1—Judicial authority and legal system

Judicial offices and officers

In plain English

The Judiciary consists of judges, magistrates, other judicial officers and staff. The Chief Justice is Head of the Judiciary, the Deputy Chief Justice is deputy head, and the Chief Registrar is chief administrator and accounting officer.

The official text

(1) The Judiciary consists of the judges of the superior courts, magistrates, other judicial officers and staff.

(2) There is established the office of—

(a) Chief Justice, who shall be the Head of the Judiciary;

(b) Deputy Chief Justice, who shall be the Deputy Head of the Judiciary; and

(c) Chief Registrar of the Judiciary, who shall be the chief administrator and accounting officer of the Judiciary.

(3) The Judicial Service Commission may establish other offices of registrar as may be necessary.

Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.