GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 8776

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Constitution of Kenya and sections 5, 34, and 35 of the Judicial Service Act, 2011, the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya and the Chairperson of the National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ), appoints the following to be members of the NCAJ Working Committee on the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). Committee Membership Name Organisation Hon. Justice Isaac Lenaola (Chairperson) Judiciary Terah Chandenya National Police Service Samuel Mwilu National Police Service Joseph Nduati Mungai Directorate of Criminal Investigations Walter Ochieng Judiciary Stephen Ekileng Judiciary Nyanje K. Kitsao State Department for Correctional Services, Probation and Aftercare Service Jane Cynthia Ngare FIDA Antony Mbuvi Kenya Prisons Service Eugene Lawi Council of Governors Kennedy Ndire Independent Police Oversight Authority Benard Mugendi Kenya Human Rights Commission James Ruteere Kenya Law Reform Commission Stephen Otieno Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Angela Wanjohi Law Society of Kenya Sheila Reson National Legal Aid Services Rose Mosero Office of the Data Protection Commissioner Justina Kivinda Witness Protection Agency Jackie Mulwa (Joint Secretary) National Council on the Administration of Justice Irene Omari (Joint Secretary) National Council on the Administration of Justice Terms of Reference of the Committee 1. The Committee shall: (a) Identify legal, institutional, administrative, and financial barriers that impede ICT uptake within the justice sector and make recommendations to the Council; (b) Assess and advise the Council on the ICT infrastructure required in Kenya for the effective and efficient administration of justice; (c) Identify and advise the Council on the progressive attainment of seamless interagency linkages on administration and access to justice through technology; (d) Oversee and guide joint and justice agency-specific capacity building on ICT; (e) Oversee compliance with ICT guidelines in the justice sector; (f) Oversee the implementation of the recommendations of various strategic publications by NCAJ on justice sector ICT needs in Kenya; (g) Conduct continuous audits of ICT capabilities within the different NCAJ agencies and make recommendations to the Council; (h) Oversee the undertaking of studies to deepen, expand, and advise the efficient use of technology in the administration of justice; (i) Ensure that ICT systems being developed from time to time by NCAJ agencies interlink, and that no Agency is left far behind in embracing the use of technology; and (j) Carry out such functions as may be assigned by the National Council for Administration of Justice. 2. In the discharge of its mandate, the Committee may, on a temporary basis, identify and invite relevant technical expert(s) on a specific issue or agenda. 3. The Committee may co-opt other members as necessary to assist with the realization of its objectives as long as the co-opted members do not exceed five. 4. The Committee shall report to and update the NCAJ Council on its progress every quarter. 5. The Committee members will serve for three (3) years. Dated 4th of April, 2022. JUSTICE MARTHA K. KOOME, Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya and Chairperson, National Council on the Administration of Justice.