Nairobi, March 26 -- Newly appointed Chief Registrar of the Judiciary Winfridah Boyani Mokaya has pledged to seek more funding for the judiciary, saying access to justice is as important as security.

Speaking after her swearing-in ceremony at the Supreme Court building on Monday, Ms Mokaya said she would engage stakeholders on the funding of access to justice as a public good, which she said required 100 per cent government funding.

"In absolute and comparative terms, the 100 per cent funding that the Judiciary is seeking is reasonable," she said.

The Judiciary was allocated Sh23.2 billion in the current financial year, which is about Sh4.3 billion more than what the courts were allocated in the 2022-24 budget.

The courts have been as...