Nairobi, Feb. 7 -- Lawyers have threatened to boycott the courts if the Judiciary insists on plans to roll out judicial services at Huduma Centres across the country.

Over 2,000 advocates at forum on Monday agreed to petition Chief Justice Martha Koome to stop the roll-out, even on pilot basis, until the concerns they have raised are addressed.

The Judiciary announced plans to use Huduma centres to offer judicial services including allowing litigants to file documents without visiting court registries.

Lawyers, however, expressed concerns that the service would be prone to abuse and masqueraders will have a field day.

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"We have had many cases where people have filed...