The Role Of ICT Adoption In Enhancing Performance In The Kenyan Judiciary

The work of the judiciary involves a high level of documentation and information processing, storage and retrieval. The information intensiveness of the judiciary’s responsibility is such that tools and technologies that would speed up the documentation, management and information handling are not only important but professionally necessary. The value of accuracy, correctness, completeness, relevance and timeliness are characteristics of information which ICT systems do generate to meet the judiciary’s information needs. The legal system is essential to not only maintain political stability but also economic stability and the ways we do business and maintain order in the society. The judiciary in any civilized society settles therefore disputes arising from business relating issues and it is expected that that has to be done in real time in order for the parties to move to the next level. This is an arm of the government that plays a key role in ensuring best practices and good governance. This study will involve analysis of ICT resources existing in the Kenyan judiciary, Mariakani law courts in particular. Mariakani Law Courts is a chief magistrate located on Mombasa-Nairobi highway, but specifically near Mombasa city. The study is also important to establish the available ICT resources in the Mariakani Law Courts and their influence on performance. The performance will be analyzed by looking at how employees use the resources available. The study will be carried out using interviews and questionnaires. The results that will be got will be analyzed so that reliable conclusions are drawn by linking the theoretical framework with the empirical study.