Relationship between Record Management and Administration of Justice in Bungoma County Law Court, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between record management and administration of justice in Bungoma County Law Courts in Kenya.  The study was anchored on open system theory. The study employed correlational research design. The target population comprised of 340 court users in five county las courts in Bungoma County. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select a sample 180 respondents. Self-administered questionnaire was used as the data collection instrument. Data collected was analyzed in descriptive and inferential statistics. Multiple regression was used test the hypothesis. The study established that there was a positive and significant relationship between record management at(P=0.000<0.05 and β=0.419) and administration of justice in Bungoma County Law Courts, Kenya. The study concluded that there was positive and significant relationship between record management and administration of justice. The study recommended that the courts should integrate ICT in the management of record to reduce paper work and ease management of record in the courts.