NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 15 – The Judiciary has achieved a 99 percent case clearance rate for matters filed during the 2023/2024 fiscal year, which ended on June 30. A total of 509,664 cases were resolved out of the 516,121 new cases recorded. The report, launched on Friday and titled “State of the Judiciary and Administration of Justice FY 2023/2024,” indicated that criminal cases accounted for 57 percent of the filings, reflecting a 3 percent decrease from the previous year. The report highlighted improved efficiency in the courts, with a 14 per cent increase in resolved criminal cases and a 32 percent rise in civil case resolutions, leading to a reduction in the case backlog. “However, pending cases rose by 1.2 per cent, from 625,643 to 649,310, particularly affecting the Supreme
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NAIROBI Kenya, Nov 14- Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee has endorsed first ever locally made Monkey Pox (Mpox) test from Morocco in efforts to boost Africa’s health self-reliance and outbreak response. In a statement on X, CDC announced that real-time PCR test for Mpox, developed in Morocco will test quickly detects pathogen of DNA in blood, saliva or tissue. “@AfricaCDC’s Diagnostic Advisory Committee (DAC) has endorsed #Morocco’s first locally made Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCRTest) for Mpox—boosting Africa’s health self-reliance and outbreak response. This test quickly detects pathogen #DNA in blood, saliva or tissue,” read the statement. “This major milestone aligns with the African Union’s continental initiative to strengthen the self-sufficiency of African public health systems, enhancing the continent’s capacity for disease preparedness and response.” This