By Victor Orandi

On 1 July 2020, the judiciary launched an Electronic Filing System referred to as e filing which will enable all Nairobi courts to digitalize all filed suits and applications. Under the new electronic system, all advocates, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Police and the members of the Public will be required to exclusively register themselves through the portal. For the matter to be filed and placed before a judge for hearing, log into the system, https://efiling.court.go.ke upload documents, and pay court fees and submit the documents to the relevant court division in the portal. This is one of the Judiciary’s objective to increase the use of technology in all its functions in order to achieve increased efficiency and convenience to the stakeholders. Judiciary is also in the course of enrolling a Court Recording and Transcription System across the country.