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Kenya Gazette Highlights for 6 March 2009 |
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Monday, 09 March 2009 |
In this issue: Appointment of new Commissioner of Mines and Geology and High Court goes on Easter vacation.
Appointment
The Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources, John Michuki, has appointed Dr Bernard Kipsang Rop as the Commissioner of Mines and Geology with effect from 13 February 2009.
Court Easter Vacation
The Easter Vacation of the High Court of Kenya, other than in the Coast Province, will begin on 2 April 2009 and end on 21 April 2009, both days inclusive. High Court registrar Lydia Achode has put the relevant notice in the gazette.
The Easter vacation of the High Court in the Coast Province will begin on 4 April 2009 and end on 21 April 2009, both days inclusive.
During this period, trials in criminal appeals will take place as usual. A judge will hear urgent civil matters, if admitted to hearing on application made in accordance with the rules of the court. During the vacation, the offices of the High Court, other than in Coast Province, shall be open to the public from 8.45 am to 12.00 noon on all weekdays. The offices of the High Court at Mombasa and Malindi shall be open to the public from 8.00am to 12.30 pm on all weekdays. All courts shall be closed on public holidays.
All courts and offices of the chief magistrate, senior principal magistrate, principal magistrate, senior resident magistrate, resident magistrate, kadhis and district magistrate will be open during the usual hours for the government department in each province.
Criminal cases will, in all subordinate courts, be heard as usual. Civil suits and civil matters of an urgent nature or those in which advocates are not engaged may also be heard in these courts if convenient.
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