Ahmednasir claims judges sit just 54 days a year as Judiciary faces scrutiny
Key points
- Ahmednasir argues judicial recesses and leave shrink sitting days to about 54 annually.
- The claim intensifies scrutiny of case backlog and judicial productivity.
- Judiciary responses should use published calendars and clearance data, not only rebuttals.
Backlogs have human costs. Capital FM reports that Ahmednasir claims judges sit just 54 days a year once recesses, annual leave, travel and other commitments are stacked, as the Judiciary faces fresh scrutiny.
Whether the arithmetic holds in every court is less important than the public demand underneath: faster judgments, predictable diaries, and fewer adjournments that bleed litigants dry. Judges also face genuine complexity, understaffed registries and security risks — excuses that justify investment, not opacity.
What transparency would settle
Publish average sitting days by court level, median time to judgment, and vacancy rates for magistrates. Compare with peer judiciaries honestly. Performance tools must not become political capture tools.
Lawyers who boycott courts over JSC probes and critics who count sitting days are arguing different sides of the same trust deficit.
Citizen stake
Land, custody and commercial cases hang on calendar discipline as much as on case law.
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Based on Capital FM reporting of Ahmednasir’s remarks on judicial sitting days.