Migori, Monday, February 23, 2026 by Makokha Khaoya

Migori man’s quest for justice

A 56 years old man from Migori has started a 67 Kilometer journey to advocate for injustices committed in the corridors of Justice.

George Chacha, a human rights advocate and a civic educator who hails from Kuria region-Migori said that he has decided to take the bold step of walking from Migori town to Kisii law court, a 67 Kilometer journey to present his petition.

In his petition, Chacha says that issues of delayed justice, favouritism and wrong judgments have rendered many Kenyans unable to find justice, the last hope that the majority of Kenyans see as their last defense in justice matters.

Chacha, who is also a retired Air Force officer, said that Justice in Kenya is apparently taking the direction towards the highest bidder rather than the scale of justice.

He noted that as many victims whisper in low tones for fear of victimization, intimidation and even possible threats to their lives, it was important for someone to step up and project these evils in the society.

“I have decided to take this initiative to address the evils in the corridors of justice to save the next generation that might suffer the consequence of our fear and silence”, said Chacha.

He however, noted that even though there were good judges and magistrates who live to their professional calling, there are some questionable judges/magistrates who have converted courts into a stock exchange markets; where the highest bidder has his say and way while the poor and the lowly are left broken and destroyed by the very institutions that were meant to protect them and give them hope.

Chacha explained that his journey is not a cry for revenge but rather a cry to undress the wolves in the sheepskin and hopefully restore dignity to the Kenyan people through their courts systems.

According to him, the initiative is meant to activate Articles 48, 159, 73, 27, 28 and restore dignity to those who have been treated with shame and subjected to humiliation by the justice system

“It is not about me; it is about future generations; it is about your children and what we bequeath them as we come close to our end”, he noted.

He added that some judgments in the Kenyan courts raise more questions than answers and its only through proper advocacy that such cases can be referred to; to give hope to the hopeless citizens.

While some surveys show that a majority off Kenyans express distrust in the courts and preserve them as corrupt or influenced by the elites, The Trends and Insights for Africa (2023) for example showed that only 43.4 percent of Kenyans rated the courts positively while the independent research network Afro barometer (2021) showed that 16.9 percent of Kenyans had no trust in Key institutions.