THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has taken to task 106 judicial officers, including dismissing 61 court officials and several others reprimanded for professional misconduct, the Acting Chief Justice (CJ), Professor Ibrahim Juma, said yesterday.
Speaking during the Law Day celebrations
held at national level in Dar es Salaam, Prof Juma further disclosed
that other 28 officials have been suspended for various allegations
while six other officers have been given strong warning for similar
behaviour.
He was briefing President John Magufuli,
who attended the celebrations as chief guest, on performance of the
judiciary for the 2015/2016 financial year, further reporting that the
JSC has also stripped two officials of their positions.
According to him, the JSC has also
extended reflection period for six officials while three others were
reinstated into their respective employment opportunities, pointing out
that such a move was part of transformation of the Judiciary as a
people-centred institution.
Briefing the president on the
Judiciary’s Five-Year Strategic 2015/16-2019/20 Plan, the Acting CJ
pointed out that they were determined to administer justice to all
through timely provision of quality, fair, transparent and impartial
decisions.
Prof Juma further pointed out that they
were also focusing on a number of areas, notably governance,
accountability and management of resources, access to justice and
expeditiousness and public trust and stakeholders’ engagement.
“The thrust of the Judiciary for the
next five years is to ensure citizen-centric service delivery, which
requires change in mind set, ethical behaviour, performance orientation
and accountability among the judiciary staff,” he said.
Regarding progress on determination of
cases, the acting CJ told the president at the well-attended occasion
that the Judiciary has succeeded in accomplishing its mission of
disposing of cases at various levels by 101 per cent.
He explained that for the year ending
December 2016, a total of 276,147 cases were registered in different
registries in the country, but 279,331 cases were determined with the
same period. He pointed out that of 56,531 of backload received cases,
only 3,618 were still pending.
The Acting CJ assured the president and
the entire community that the Judiciary would continue with its
constitutional duty of dispensing justice timely and providing
conditions that are accessible to justice for all without any kind of
discrimination.
Last year, the Judiciary set a target
for each resident and district magistrate to determine 20 cases a year
and each magistrate at primary court level was to determine 260 cases
yearly. But 508 magistrates were later reprimanded for underperformed
for having handling below 100 cases.
It was announced that names for 508
magistrates were forwarded to the disciplinary committee for actions for
having determined cases below the set standards. The Judiciary directed
all judge in charges of each zone to serve notices to the magistrates
concerned to show cause why disciplinary actions should not be taken
against them.
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