Institutional Factors Influencing Project Implementation of E-filing System in the Judiciary in Kenya: a Case of Milimani Law Courts

Abstract

This study seeks to critically establish the institutional factors influencing project implementation of e-filing system in the judiciary in Kenya, the case of Milimani Law Courts. It sought to assess how resource availability, human resource capacity, stakeholder participation and management commitment influence implementation of e-filing System in the Judiciary in Kenya. The research was conducted at the Milimani Law Courts and Milimani Commercial Courts in Nairobi. The study utilized descriptive survey research design. The target population comprised of Judicial Officers, Judicial staff, litigants and Advocates. Where 230 out of 750 participants were picked as the sample using stratified proportionate arbitrary inspecting method. Self-administered questionnaires were used in collecting of the primary data. SPSS version 21.0 also used as the aid in analyzing of the data. Data was also analyzed both descriptively and by inferential statistics. The quantitative variables were estimated through the frequency, percentages and standard deviation which are the descriptive analysis. How both the dependent variable and the independent variables relate was determined using the multivariate regression model that was used to carry out the inferential data analysis. The study found that that 77.4% of the changes in project implementation of e-filing systems in the judiciary in Kenya was contributed by availability of resources, human resource capacity, stakeholders’ participation and management commitment. the study established that availability of resources has a significant influence on project implementation of e-filing systems in the judiciary in Kenya (B=0.543; p=0.000). The study also found that human resource capacity has a significant influence on project implementation of e-filing systems in the judiciary in Kenya (B=0.684; p=0.000). The study also revealed that stakeholders’ participation has a significant influence on project implementation of e-filing systems in the judiciary in Kenya (B=0.541; p=0.000). Finally, the study established that management commitment has a significant influence on project implementation of e-filing systems in the judiciary in Kenya (B=0.771; p=0.000).The study concluded that that management commitment had the greatest influence on project implementation of e-filing systems in the judiciary in Kenya followed by human resource capacity, then availability of resources while stakeholder participation had the least influence on project implementation of e-filing systems in the judiciary in Kenya. The study recommends that the government of Kenya need to continue allocating adequate funds for the judiciary specifically for implementing e-filing system. There is also need for Judicial Service Commission Kenya to come xii up with appropriate strategies to intensify efforts in resource mobilization and resource utilization. The study recommends that top leadership in judiciary in Kenya should create awareness on the importance and the need to adopt technology in form of e-filing system. The study recommends that top management at judiciary needs to be fully committed to supporting the implementation of e-filing systems in all courts in Kenya.