Case Management System in the High Court of Tanzania: An Empirical Exposition of the Missing Elements

ELEMENTS
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	Control and Others	1	.4	.4	.4
	Non	5	2.0	2.0	2.4
	Other (Sound Procedures and Decisions)	6	2.4	2.4	4.8
	Others	16	6.3	6.3	11.1
	Scheduling of Time and Events	5	2.0	2.0	13.1
	Scheduling of Time and Events, and Control	42	16.7	16.7	29.8
	Scrutinization and Control	13	5.2	5.2	34.9
	Scrutinization or Early Screening	7	2.8	2.8	37.7
	Scrutinization, and Scheduling of Time and Events	28	11.1	11.1	48.8
	Scrutinization, Scheduling of Time and Events, and Control	97	38.5	38.5	87.3
	Supervision or Control Over Proceedings	32	12.7	12.7	100.0
	Total	252	100.0	100.0

Table 2

Frequency table for the identification of scrutinization or early screening as an element of case management system.

SCRUTINIZATION OR EARLY SCREENING
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	145	57.5	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	107	42.5
Total		252	100.0

Table 3

Frequency table for the identification of scheduling of time and events as an element of case management system.

SCHEDULING OF TIME AND EVENTS
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	172	68.3	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	80	31.7
Total		252	100.0

Table 4

Frequency table for the identification of supervision or control over proceedings as an element of case management system.

SUPERVISION OR CONTROL OVER PROCEEDINGS
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	185	73.4	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	67	26.6
Total		252	100.0

Table 5

Frequency table on whether the case management system applied in the High Court contains all the essential elements.

ELEMENTS CONTAINED IN APPLIED CMS
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	Yes	37	14.7	14.7	14.7
	Partly	177	70.2	70.2	84.9
	I don’t know	6	2.4	2.4	87.3
	No	22	8.7	8.7	96.0
	Confounding	10	4.0	4.0	100.0
	Total	252	100.0	100.0

Table 6

Frequency table on the missing element in the case management system applied in the High Court.

MISSING ELEMENT
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	Scrutinization or Early Screening	14	5.6	5.6	5.6
	Scheduling of Time and Events	9	3.6	3.6	9.1
	Supervision or Control Over Proceedings	148	58.7	58.7	67.9
	Scheduling of Time and Events and Control	16	6.3	6.3	74.2
	Scrutinization and Control	8	3.2	3.2	77.4
	Non	37	14.7	14.7	92.1
	Confounding	12	4.8	4.8	96.8
	I don’t Know	8	3.2	3.2	100.0
	Total	252	100.0	100.0

Table 7

Frequency table on identification of scrutinization or early screening as the missing element.

SCRUTINIZATION OR EARLY SCREENING
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	22	8.7	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	230	91.3
Total		252	100.0

Table 8

Frequency table on identification of scheduling of time and events as the missing element.

SCHEDULING OF TIME AND EVENTS
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	25	9.9	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	227	90.1
Total		252	100.0

Table 9

Frequency table on identification of supervision or control over proceedings as the missing element.

SUPERVISION OR CONTROL OVER PROCEEDINGS
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	172	68.3	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	80	31.7
Total		252	100.0

Y/X Bar Chart on the response frequency with which each cause of delay was identified.

Table 10

Statistics on the response frequency identifying improper case management system as a cause of delay.

IMPROPER CMS BY JUDGES
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	186	73.8	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	66	26.2
Total		252	100.0

Table 11

Statistics on the response frequency identifying insufficient number of Judges as a cause of delay.

INSUFFICIENT NUMBER OF JUDGES
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	70	27.8	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	182	72.2
Total		252	100.0

Table 12

Statistics on the response frequency identifying weakness of the law as a cause of delay.

WEAKNESS OF THE LAW
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	48	19.0	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	204	81.0
Total		252	100.0

Table 13

Statistics on the response frequency identifying judges’ other judicial and administrative duties as a cause of delay.

JUDGES OTHER JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	40	15.9	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	212	84.1
Total		252	100.0

Table 14

Statistics on the response frequency identifying Judges’ administrative duties as a cause of delay.

PARTY CAUSED DELAY
		FREQUENCY	PERCENT	VALID PERCENT	CUMULATIVE PERCENT
Valid	1	39	15.5	100.0	100.0
Missing	System	213	84.5
Total		252	100.0

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36745/ijca.628 | Journal eISSN: 2156-7964

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Language: English

Page range: 6 - 6

Published on: Oct 8, 2025

Published by: International Association for Court Administration

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Keywords:

Case Management System and Timely Justice Dispensation,

Scrutinization, Scheduling of Time and Events, and Control Over Proceedings,

Missing Element,

Cause of Delay,

High Court of Tanzania

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