World Bank charts Kenya's justice system overhaul for 2025

The World Bank has completed an assessment of Kenya's justice system, mapping what needs to change to make courts and legal institutions work for ordinary people rather than just the powerful. This kind of systematic diagnosis is the foundation for reform: it identifies where courts are slow, where corruption happens, where poor people can't afford justice, and what institutions need to be rebuilt or created from scratch.

Kenya's justice system is the bedrock that determines whether property rights mean anything, whether contracts are enforceable, whether the poor have recourse against exploitation, and whether businesses will invest. A country-wide diagnostic like this, backed by the World Bank's credibility, can shift what gets funded and prioritized by the government, donors, and development banks over the next decade.