Section 29 of Employment and Labour Relations Court Act: Access to justice

(1) The Court shall ensure reasonable, equitable and progressive access to the judicial services in all counties.
(2) For purposes of subsection (1), the Chief Justice may designate a Judge in a county as a Judge for the purposes of this Act.
(3) The Chief Justice may, by notice in the Gazette, appoint certain magistrates to preside over cases involving employment and labour relations in respect of any area of the country.
(4) Subject to Article 169(2)(a) of the Constitution, the magistrates appointed under subsection (3) shall have jurisdiction and powers to handle—
(a) disputes relating to offences defined in any Act of Parliament dealing with employment and labour relations;
(b) any other dispute as may be designated in a Gazette notice by the Chief Justice on the advice of the Principal Judge.

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