The Supreme Court/FILEThe Supreme Court and the Kadhis' Courts emerged as the Judiciary's top-performing court systems in the latest Performance Management and Measurement Understanding (PMMU) Evaluation Report for the 2024-25 financial year.
Chief Justice Martha Koome announced the results on Friday during the launch of the Performance Management and Measurement Understandings Evaluation Report and the Innovations Report at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi.
According to the report, the Supreme Court attained a performance score of 96.30 per cent, reflecting an exceptional performance in productivity, case clearance and judicial efficiency.
Koome said the Kadhis' Courts ranked among the Judiciary's highest-performing court systems after also recording a significant score.
"The Kadhis' Courts emerged among the highest-performing court systems with a score of 95.41 per cent, demonstrating exceptional commitment to quality service delivery," she said.
The findings are contained in the tenth cycle of the PMMU framework, which evaluates the institutional performance of courts, tribunals and administrative units against agreed performance targets.
"The report we launch today presents the findings of the tenth cycle of the Performance Management and Measurement Understanding framework. It covers 351 implementing units, comprising 330 courts and 21 administrative units across the country," Koome said.
She said the number of units assessed has grown significantly from the 227 evaluated during the inaugural cycle in the 2015-16 financial year, describing the expansion as evidence that performance management has become firmly embedded within the Judiciary.
Koome said the PMMU has become a central pillar that supports strategic planning and accountability.
"Over the years, PMMU has evolved from a performance measurement framework into a comprehensive management system that supports strategic execution, strengthens institutional governance, promotes accountability and enables us to translate our constitutional aspirations into measurable results," she said.
The framework now forms one of the key pillars of the Judiciary's transformation agenda by helping improve efficiency, monitor service delivery and strengthen accountability across courts and administrative units.
The annual evaluation assesses courts and Judiciary departments on indicators including case clearance, reduction of case backlogs, timely determination of matters, service delivery and implementation of institutional performance targets.
