Kogo* had a matter pending in the High Court since 2001. The case was being adjourned for various reasons and sometimes the file would ‘disappear’ and resurface a year later.
ALAC Intervention
ALAC Eldoret sits in the case backlog committee of Court Users Committee (CUC). This case was presented to the CUC committee and the Court was requested to trace the file which they did and the file was availed before a judge for mention. The CUC intervened and the file was listed for hearing during the Judicial Service Week in 2016 and client was heard after a 15-year wait.