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    “Enhancing Access to Justice through

     Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods”

    BY

    DR. OTIENDE AMOLLO, EBS*

    A PRESENTATION MADE AT THE LAW SOCIETY OF

    KENYA SEMINAR ON THE THEME ‘ALTERNATIVE

    DISPUTE RESOLUTION SPECTRUM’ 

    HELD IN

    ELDORET

    9 TH OCTOBER 2015 

    I. INTRODUCTION

     The se!"h #$! e%"&e'( ') e((e! +s $# -'&' )&s/(es hs e) ($ '

    '/!e"e)e'(e) $ !$+(h $# A(e!'(&e D&s/(e Res$(&$' 3ADR4

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    -e"h'&s-s &' (he s( #$! )e")es. F!$- &(s e! e&''&'s, ADR hs

    !$+' &' e/s ') $')s ($ ' e(e'( (h( &( hs ee' &'s(&((&$'&6e) &'

    (he e ss(e-s &' -' "$'(!&es ($ "$-/e-e'( (he "$'e'(&$' 7)&"&

    ss(e-. I')ee), (he "e'(!&( $# ADR &' )&s/(e !es$(&$' &s e&)e'"e)

    (he &'"!es&' )ee$/-e'(s &' e ') &'s(&((&$' #!-e+$!8s +$!)+&)e.

    I' !e"e'( (&-es, ADR hs $!&she) )e ($ &(s )'(es &' !es$&'

    )&s/(es &' '$':"$'#!$'((&$' + &' "$-/!&s$' +&(h (he "$'e'(&$'

    )&s/(e !es$(&$' -e(h$)s.

    II. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ACCESS TO JUSTICE

    A""ess ($ 7s(&"e &s ' esse'(& "$')&(&$' #$! (he es(&sh-e'( $# (he !e $# 

    + ') !e&s(&$' $# "&& &e!(&es. A""ess ($ 7s(&"e hs ee' )e;'e) s

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     The se $# ADR &' !es$&' )&s/(es, (he!e#$!e, e'h'"es ""ess ($ 7s(&"e') "$-/e-e'(s (he 7)&"& 7s(&"e ss(e-. As !es(, ADR hs ee'

    )$/(e) ( (he &'(e!'(&$' ') '(&$' ees ($ !es$e )&s/(es. The

    E!$/e' '&$', #$! &'s('"e, s e-/hs&s $' (he se $# ADR ($

    1 W&&- D&s He T!8, A""ess ($ s(&"e ') A(e!'(&e D&s/(e Res$(&$', 2011 .D&s/. Res$.320114.2  !ee' P/e! $' A(e!'(&e D&s/(e Res$(&$' &' C&& ') C$--e!"& M((e!s,COM2002019G F&' ( 1.2354.

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    s//e-e'( (he 7)&"& //!$"hes &' se((e-e'( $# )&s/(es. I' Ke', (he

    C$'s(&((&$' !e"$'&ses ADR s + $# e'h'"&' (he !&h( $# ""ess ($

     7s(&"e &' A!(&"e J (he!e$#. I' /!(&"!, (he!e &s !e?&!e-e'( #$! (he se

    $# ADR &' (he !es$(&$' $# &'(e!$e!'-e'( )&s/(es, //!$/!&(e -((e!s

    e#$!e (he "$!(, )&s/(es e(+ee' )&=e!e'( s((e $!'s s +e s

    !es$(&$' $# -((e!s C$'s(&((&$' C$--&ss&$'s ') I')e/e')e'(

    O%"es.

    III. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

    IN KENYA

     The h&s($! $# ADR &' Ke' /!e)(es "$$'& !e. I( +s -'es(e) &' (he

     T!)&(&$' s(&"e Ss(e- /!"(&"e) &' )&=e!e'( A#!&"' "$--'&(&es +h&"h

    +s '"h$!e) $' "$'&"( -'e-e'( ') !e"$'"&&(&$'. I' (hese

    "$--'&(&es, (he!e e&s(e) )&s/(e !es$(&$' s(!"(!es #!$- (he #-& ($"$--' ees, +&(h (he e)e!s /&' "e'(! !$e. ADR -e"h'&s-s

    #$!-e) (he ss('(&e #!-e+$!8 $# )&s/(e !es$(&$' ') h&'e) $' (he

    "(! ') (!)&(&$' #$')(&$'s ') /!"(&"es. I' $(he! +$!)s, (he +e!e

    (he s$e )&s/(e !es$(&$' -e"h'&s-s ') '$( (e!'(&e. A(h$h (he

    ss(e- )&) '$( )&s(&'&sh e(+ee' "!&-&' ') "&& -((e!s, &( +s

    e=e"(&e &' !es$&' )&s/(es &' s$"&e(, &'")&' (he "$-/e -((e!s. The

    -e"h'&s-s )$/(e) &'")e) 'e$(&(&$', "$'"&&(&$' ') -e)&(&$'

    -$' $(he!s. H$+ee!, +&(h (he )e'( $# "$$'&&s-, (he E'&sh e

    ss(e- +s (!'s/'(e) &' Ke' +h$se e=e"( +s ($ !ee(e (he A#!&"'

     T!)&(&$' s(&"e Ss(e- ($ (he /e!&/he!.  A""$!)&', (he A#!&"'

     T!)&(&$' s(&"e Ss(e-, (h$h '$( $&she), +s $' //&"e

    &'s$#! s &( +s '$( &'"$'s&s(e'( +&(h ' +!&((e' +, ') '$( !e/''( ($

     7s(&"e ') -$!&(.

     The #$!e$&' '$(+&(hs(')&', (he 'e+ )&s/(e !es$(&$' ss(e- /!e)&"(e)

    $' (he "$!( ss(e- )&) '$( &--e)&(e /!$&)e #$! (he e #!-e+$!8 #$!

    ADR. I( +s '$( '(& 191 (h( (he C$$'& $e!'-e'( &'(!$)"e) (he

    A!&(!(&$' O!)&''"e, se) $' (he E'&sh A!&(!(&$' A"( $# 1JJ9 ($/!$&)e #$! !&(!(&$'. H$+ee!, (he O!)&''"e es(e) s$(e "$'(!$ $# 

     D&!e"(&e 200J52EC $# (he E!$/e' C$'"& ') $# (he P!&-e'( $# 21 s( M 200J $'Ce!(&' As/e"(s $# Me)&(&$' &' C&& ') C$--e!"& M((e!s. 8e!&, .K.

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    (he !&(! /!$"ess &' (he "$!(s $# +.5 I' $!)e! ($ e'h'"e !&(!(&$' &'

    Ke', -e')-e'(s ($ (he O!)&''"e +e!e -)e &' 19GJ,G 1995 ') 2009.J

     The -e')-e'(s +e!e se) $' (he -$)e $# (he '&(e) N(&$'s

    C$--&ss&$' $' I'(e!'(&$' T!)e L+ $# 19J5. T+$ s&'&;"'( sh$!("$-&'s

    $# (he A"( +e!e &(s #&!e ($ es(&sh s$e !&(! &'s(&((&$' ') s$e #$"s

    $' !&(!(&$' (he!e e&' $( $(he! #$!-s $# ADR.

    Bes&)es (he A!&(!(&$' A"(, '-e! $# +s +e!e e'"(e) $! -e')e) +&(h

    /!$&s&$'s !e "&' #$! se $# ADR. F$! &'s('"e, (he E-/$-e'( A"(,9

    L$! I's(&((&$'s A"(,10 L$! Re(&$'s A"(11 ') (he C&& P!$"e)!e A"(12

    he /!$&s&$'s (h( /!$-$(e ADR. F!(he!, &' $!)e! ($ s(!e'(he' (he e

    ') &'s(&((&$' #!-e+$!8s #$! !&(!(&$', Ke' hs '$+ e'"(e) (he

    N&!$& I'(e!'(&$' Ce'(!e #$! A!&(!(&$' A"(1  ($ /!$&)e #$! (he

    es(&sh-e'( $# !e&$' "e'(!e #$! &'(e!'(&$' "$--e!"& !&(!(&$' ')A!&(! C$!( -$' $(he!s.

    H$+ee!, (he -$s( s&'&;"'( )ee$/-e'( +s (he )$/(&$' $# (he

    C$'s(&((&$' &' As( 2010 +h$se /!$&s&$'s e-/hs&s $' ADR s '

    &'(e! /!( $# (he )&s/(e !es$(&$' ss(e- &' Ke'. Th&s &s /!(&"!

    "/(!e) ')e! A!(&"e 15932434 +h&"h /!$&)es, inter alia, (h(

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    F!(he!, '-e! $# +s e'"(e) /!s'( ($ (he C$'s(&((&$' s$ he

    /!$&s&$'s (h( /!$-$(e ADR. F$! &'s('"e, Se"(&$' J3#4 $# (he C$--&ss&$' $'

    A)-&'&s(!(&e s(&"e A"(15  !e?&!es (he C$--&ss&$' $' A)-&'&s(!(&e

     s(&"e ($

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    "$'(!e'(&$' $# (he C$'s(&((&$' &s &'&).> I' !e(&$' ($ A!(&"e 15934,

    (!)&(&$' )&s/(e !es$(&$' -e"h'&s-s "' $' e se) s $' s (he

    )$ '$( "$'(!e'e (he B& $# R&h(s, !e '$( !e/''( ($ 7s(&"e ')

    -$!&( $! !es( &' $("$-es (h( !e !e/''( ($ 7s(&"e $! -$!&(, $!

    !e &'"$'s&s(e'( +&(h (he C$'s(&((&$' $! ' +!&((e' +.

    V. STATUTORY FRAMEWORK FOR ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

    IN KENYA

     The s((($! #!-e+$!8 #$! !&(!(&$', +h&"h &s $'e $# (he #$!-s $# ADR, &s

    ss('(&e #$') ')e! (he A!&(!(&$' A"(. The A"( $e!'s )$-es(&" ')

    &'(e!'(&$' !&(!(&$' ') /!$&)es ($'$- ($ (he /!(&es &' #sh&$'&'

    (he !&(! /!$"ess. Th&s -e's (h( (he /!(&es )e(e!-&'e (he !&(!($!,

    'e ($ e se), (he //&"e ss('(&e +, /"e $# !&(!(&$', se

    $# e/e!(s s - e //!$/!&(e ') h$+ (he /!$"ess &s "$')"(e). F!(he!,&( /!$&)es (h( !&(! +!)s !e &')&' ') (he !e?&!e-e'( #$!

    e'#$!"e-e'( $# (he +!)s (he H&h C$!(.

    I' $!)e! ($ s(!e'(he' (he e ') &'s(&((&$' #!-e+$!8s $# !&(!(&$',

    (he N&!$& I'(e!'(&$' Ce'(!e #$! A!&(!(&$' A"( +s e'"(e) &' '!

    201 ($ -$' $(he! #'"(&$'s. A #')-e'( #e(!e $# (he

    A"( &s &(s !$) '(!e (h( $es e$') !&(!(&$' ($ &'")e $(he! #$!-s $# 

    ADR. H$+ee!, &( &s &-/$!('( ( (h&s s(e ($ "e! -/ $( h$+ (he Ce'(!e

    +& !e(e +&(h (he Ch!(e!e) I's(&((e $# A!&(!($!s ') $(he! $)&es

    ')e!(8&' !&(!(&$' &' Ke'.

     The C&& P!$"e)!e A"( ') (he ((e')'( Res $# 2010 !e"$'&6e ADR &' (he

    !es$(&$' $# )&s/(es. F$! &'s('"e, se"(&$'s 1A314, 1A324, 59, 59A, 59B, 59C,

    59D ') J1, ') O!)e! G $# (he C&& P!$"e)!e Res, 2010, e(e's&e

    /!$&)e #$! ADR &' "&& -((e!s /e!(&'&' ($ (he A"(. These /!$&s&$'s

    $&(e (he "$!(s ($ e-/$ ADR -e"h'&s-s e$') !&(!(&$' &' (he

    !es$(&$' $# )&s/(es e#$!e (he- ($ #"&&((e 7s(, e/e)&(&$s, =$!)e

    G

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    ') /!$/$!(&$'(e !es$(&$' $# )&s/(es. F!(he!, (he A"( !e"$'&6es "$!(:

    ''ee) -e)&(&$' ') &es &( /!$-&'e'"e &' (he !es$(&$' $# )&s/(es

    e#$!e (he "$!(.

    ADR &s s$ '"h$!e) ')e! (he E'&!$'-e'( ') L') C$!(s A"( +h$sese"(&$' 20 /!$&)es (h(

    (a) Nothing in this Act may be construed as precluding the Court from

    adopting and implementing, on its own motion, with the agreement of or 

    at the reuest of the parties, any other appropriate means of alternati!e

    dispute resolution including conciliation, mediation and traditional dispute

    resolution mechanisms in accordance with Article "#$(%)(c) of the

    Constitution&

    (b) 'here alternati!e dispute resolution mechanism is a condition precedent 

    to any proceedings before the Court, the Court shall stay proceedings untilsuch condition is fullled&

     The E-/$-e'( A"(,1J  L$! I's(&((&$'s A"(19  ') (he L$! Re(&$'s

    A"(20 s$ /!$&)e #$! ADR (h!$h (he se $# "$'"&&(&$' &' $! )&s/(es.

    F!(he!, (he C$--&ss&$' $' A)-&'&s(!(&e s(&"e &s e-/$+e!e) ')e!

    se"(&$' J3#4 $# (he C$--&ss&$' $' A)-&'&s(!(&e s(&"e A"( 21 ($

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    VII. COMPLEMENTARY DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE CONTEXT OF

    KENYA

     T+$ /e!(&'e'( ?es(&$'s (h( s !&se !e +he(he! ADR -e"h'&s-s !e

    !e (e!'(&e, ') +he(he! ADR &s (h!e( ($ (he 7)es ') (he 7)&"&ss(e-. I' !e(&$' ($ (he ;!s( &sse, &( &s &-/$!('( ($ '$(e (h( "$'&"(s $!

    )&s/(es +& +s e&s( &' s$"&e(. Wh&e "$'&"(s +& +s /$se !&s8s ($

    /e"e# "$:e&s(e'"e, (he !es/$'se (he "($!s /s s&'&;"'( !$e &'

    )e(e!-&'&' (he ;' $("$-e. S"h "$'&"(s +& +s /!ese'( (he-sees

    &' )&=e!e'( +s ') "$'(e(s. I' "$'(e-/$!! +$!), &( hs ee'

    es(&she) (h( ADR -e"h'&s-s / ' &'(e! !$e &' "$'&"(

    -'e-e'(. F$! &'s('"e, &' -' !e&$'s $# (he +$!), ADR -e"h'&s-s

    he ee' e-/$e) ($ -'e "$'&"(s +&(h )e-$'s(!e /$s&(&e !es(s.

     Th&s &s e"se s"h -e"h'&s-s !e "$s(:e=e"(&e, e/e)&(&$s, ess"$'#!$'((&$', e&e, #$"se) $' !es($!(&e 7s(&"e ') !es( &' -$!e

    )!e s$(&$'s. I' ))&(&$', (he -e"h'&s-s - e )ee/ !$$(e) &' (he

    s$"&e(&es ') he ee' (es(e) ') #$') e=e"(&e.

    I' (h&s "$'(e(, ADR &s -$!e //!$/!&(e ($ -'&' (he "$'&"(s &'

    "$-/!&s$' ($ (he #$!- 7)&"& /!$"esses. F$! &'s('"e, &( +$) he ee'

    &'"$'"e&e ') &-/!"(&" ($ e-/$ &(&(&$' ($ ))!ess (he /$s(:

    ee"(&$' &$e'"e &' Ke' &' 200200J s&'"e &( +s '$( //!$/!&(e. ADR

    +s //!$/!&(e &' (he "&!"-s('"es. I' (h&s !e!), ADR "''$( e &e+e)s (e!'(&e ($ &(&(&$', s&'"e (he ((e! - '$( e s&(e) #$! !es$&'

    )&s/(es. I' &h( $# (he #$!e$&', (he -e"h'&s-s sh$) e see' s

    "$-/e-e'(&' e"h $(he! ') (h( '$'e $# (he- &s &'#e!&$! $! (e!'(&e ($

    (he $(he!, s '$(e) (he E!$/e' C$--&ss&$' (hs

    I' e=e"(, (he 3ADR -e(h$)s4 "$-/e-e'( 7)&"& /!$"e)!es, &'s$#! s (he

    -e(h$)s se) &' (he "$'(e( $# ADRs !e $#(e' e((e! s&(e) ($ (he '(!e $# 

    (he )&s/(es &'$e). ADR "' he/ (he /!(&es ($ e'(e! &'($ )&$e +he!e

    (h&s +s '$( /$ss&e e#$!e, ') ($ "$-e ($ (he&! $+' ssess-e'( $# (he

    e $# $&' ($ "$!(.22

    A""$!)&', (he C$'s(&((&$' $# Ke' /"es /!e-&- $' ADR s $'e $# 

    (he +s $# !es$&' )&s/(es ') $&(es S((e O!'s ($ e-/$ s"h

    -e"h'&s-s &' s$-e "&!"-s('"es. The //!$"h $# (he C$'s(&((&$' "' e

    s&) ($ e (h( $# //!$/!&(e'ess s $//$se) ($ (e!'(&e s + $# 22 N$. 2 A$e.

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    !e&6&' (he !&h( ($ ""ess ($ 7s(&"e ($ /e!s$'s ')e! A!(&"e J $# (he

    C$'s(&((&$'. The e /!$#ess&$' ') (he "$!(s sh$), (he!e#$!e, )/( ($

    (he "h'&' 'ee)s &' (he Ke'' s$"&e(.

    I' !e(&$' ($ (he se"$') ?es(&$' /$se) e!&e!, &( &s &'s(!"(&e ($ '$(e (h(ADR &s '$( (h!e( ($ (he )es $! (he 7)&"& /!$"ess. O' (he "$'(!!, (he

     )&"&! 'ee)s ADR #$! &(s s""ess. I' (he ;!s( /"e, s e!&e! '$(e), (hese

    (+$ -e"h'&s-s "(e! #$! )&s(&'"(, ( !e(e) "$'&"( "$'(e(s +h&"h -

    'e"ess&((e (he //&"(&$' $# ' //!$/!&(e -e"h'&s-. I' $(he! +$!)s,

    (he!e !e )&s/(es (h( !e e((e! h')e) (h!$h (he #$!- 7)&"&

    -e"h'&s-s &'s(e) $# ADR, ') &"e e!s. Th&s //!$"h (8es "$'&6'"e

    $# (he #"( (h( '$( )&s/(es !e s&(e #$! &(&(&$' '), (he!e#$!e, e'):

    / &' "$!(. Se"$'), (he )&"&! &' Ke' hs ee' !ee&' ')e! he

    "8$ $# "ses +h&"h (&-(e =e"(s (he (!'!$') (&-e &' (he)&s/e's(&$' $# 7s(&"e. As ' &s(!(&$', &' (he 2012201 F&''"& Ye!,

    e-/&!&" )( !ees -ss&e "8$ $# "ses &' (he )&"&!. F$!

    &'s('"e, (he ($( '-e! $# "ses h')e) (he )&"&! 3'e+ ')

    /e')&'4 s($$) ( J,J5 $( $# +h&"h 190,09 +e!e !es$e) e&'

    G5,G0 /e')&'.2 A )e(&e) "se$) #$! (he "$!(s &' (he s-e /e!&$) &s

    sh$+' e$+

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    ,. C$!( $# A//e 1,1G2 1,191 5,GJ R(e $# !es$(&$' s&h( $e (he

    '-e! $# ;e) "ses

    . H&h C$!( 5,G02 2G,502 1G2,2 M$!e "ses ;e) (h' !es$e) ee'

    +&(h$( "$'s&)e!&' (h$se /e')&'

    #!$- (he /!e&$s e!s

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    G0,J 1G,12 J5,9G R(e $# !es$(&$' +s $e! 250 $# ;e) "ses

    /. K)h&s C$!(s JJ 25 ,1J M$!e "ses ;e) (h' !es$e) ee'

    +&(h$( "$'s&)e!&' (h$se /e')&'

    #!$- (he /!e&$s e!s

    2 The )&"&! $# (he Re/&" $# Ke', S((e $# (he )&"&! ') (he A)-&'&s(!(&$' $# s(&"e, A'' Re/$!(, 2012:201, N&!$&.

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    S$!"e The )&"&! $# (he Re/&" $# Ke', S((e $# (he )&"&! ') (he A)-&'&s(!(&$'

    $# s(&"e, A'' Re/$!(, 2012:201, N&!$&.

    As hs ee' &s(!(e) $e, (he shee! '-e! $# "ses &s s !ee"(e)

    &' (he D& Cse L&s(s #$! (he 7)&"& $%"e!s, +h&"h - '$( e !es$'

    )e( +&(h. The /&"(!e e"$-es "e!e! /$' "$se e-&'(&$' $# (he

    /$/(&$' !(&$ ($ (he '-e! $# 7)&"& $%"e!s +h&"h s(')s ( J,000

    /e$/e /e! ee! 7)&"& $%"e! &' Ke'. Th&s "$-/!es /$$! +&(h (he

    s((&s(&"s &' $(he! "$'(!&es $! !e&$'s s"h s (he E!$/e' '&$' +he!e (he

    !(&$ &s 1 1,500, R+') ( 1 2,000 ') Ch&'I')&/' ( 1 10,000.

    A/!( #!$- (he $%"e!s e&' !$ss $e!+he-e), (he "8$ &s s$

    !e"&/e #$! -/!"(&"es &' (he )&"&! s &(&'(s see8 /!e#e!e'(& ')

    #$!e (!e(-e'(. I( s$ "ses )e, s(&es !$+(h, "!e(es '"e!(&'(

    ') !&ses (he "$s( $# &(&(&$' (he!e &-/e)&' ""ess ($ 7s(&"e ')

    e!$)&' #&(h &' (he e ss(e-. I( - e (he "se (h( s$-e $# (he

    -((e!s /e')&' e#$!e (he C$!( "' s +e e h')e) (h!$h ADR

    +&(h$( !es$!(&' ($ &(&(&$'. I( &s &' (h&s !e!) (h( ADR "$-es &' ($

    "$-/e-e'( (he #$!- 7)&"& -e"h'&s-s. I( &s s$ &'s(!"(&e ($ '$(e (h(

    (he $e )( )$es '$( &'")e (he "$-/&'(s $! )&s/(es h')e) $(he!

    $)&es )!&' (he s-e /e!&$), +h&"h &' $!)&'! "&!"-s('"es, - he

    e')e) / &' C$!(. F$! &'s('"e, (he C$--&ss&$' hs h')e) 109,22

    -((e!s s&'"e &'"e/(&$' &' N$e-e! 2011 $( $# +h&"h J,5 he ee'!es$e).

    C$-/!(&e, &' C') +h&"h h) s&-&! "he'e $# "8$ $# "ses

    &' (he "$!(s, (he )$/(e) -')($! !e#e!! $# -((e!s ($ -e)&(&$' ( (he

    e! s(es $# (he /!$"ee)&'s. Th&s !es(e) &' s&'&;"'( !e)"(&$' &' (he

    (&-e (8e' ($ )e(e!-&'e "ses, )e"!ese) "$s(s ($ (he &(&'(s ') h&h

    se((e-e'( ees. M((e!s )e(e!-&'e) (h!$h ADR ($$8 h#( (he (&-e #$!

    se((&' '$':!e#e!!e) "ses &' (he "$!(s, ') (he A)$"(es ') &(&'(s h)

    h&h s(&s#"(&$' ees.

    A""$!)&', (he &'$e-e'( $# $(he! $)&es &' (he !es$(&$' $# )&s/(es

    sh$) e see' s "$-/e-e'(! ') e'"$!e) s + $# e'h'"&'

    ""ess ($ 7s(&"e ') !e&6&' (he N(&$' es ') P!&'"&/es $# 

    $e!''"e ')e! A!(&"e 10 $# (he C$'s(&((&$'. I' ' ee'(, )-&'&s(!(&$'

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    $# 7s(&"e &s sh!e) !es/$'s&&&( -$' !&$s $)&es, &'")&' (h$se

    $(s&)e (he )&"&!. Bse) $' (he #$!e$&', )es $! (he )&"&! sh$)

    '$( $$8 ( s"h $)&es +&(h ss/&"&$' $! s "$-/e(&($!s. I's(e), (he sh$)

    e see' s "$-/e-e'(&' e"h $(he!.

    VIII. THE JURISDICTION OF THE COMMISSION RELATIN5 TO

    ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     The C$--&ss&$' $' A)-&'&s(!(&e s(&"e 3O%"e $# (he O-)s-'4 &s

    es(&she) ')e! A!(&"e 5934 $# (he C$'s(&((&$' ') (he C$--&ss&$' $'

    A)-&'&s(!(&e s(&"e A"(, 2011. The -')(e $# (he C$--&ss&$' &s ($

    e'#$!"e )-&'&s(!(&e 7s(&"e &' (he /&" se"($! ))!ess&'

    -)-&'&s(!(&$' (h!$h e=e"(&e "$-/&'(s h')&' ') (e!'(&e

    )&s/(e !es$(&$'. I' ))&(&$', (he C$--&ss&$' hs "$'s(&((&$' -')(e

    ($ s#e!) /&" &'(e!es( /!$-$(&' "$'s(&((&$'&s-, se"!&' (he$se!'"e $# )e-$"!(&" es ') /!&'"&/es, ') /!$(e"(&' (he

    s$e!e&'( $# (he /e$/e. I' /!(&"!, (he -')(e $# (he C$--&ss&$'

    "$e!s (he #$$+&'

    • M)-&'&s(!(&$' Se!&"e #&!e, )e, &'"(&$', &'e%"&e'", &'e/(&()e,

    )&s"$!(es, &'"$-/e(e'"e ') '!es/$'s&e'ess.

    • A)-&'&s(!(&e I'7s(&"e '#&! )-&'&s(!(&e "(&$'

    M&s"$')"( ') I'(e!&( Isses I-/!$/e! "$')"(, se $# /$+e! ')-&seh&$! &' (he P&" Se!&"e.

    • A)&s$! O/&'&$'s ') Re"$--e')(&$'s A)&s$! $/&'&$'s $! /!$/$ss

    $' &-/!$e-e'( $# /&" )-&'&s(!(&$' ') !e"$--e')(&$'s $' e,

    /$&" $! )-&'&s(!(&e -es!es ($ ))!ess (he s/e"&;" "$'"e!'s

    •  T!&'&' $# P&" O%"e!s T!&'&' $' e=e"(&e -e(h$)s $# h')&'

    "$-/&'(s &':h$se ') se( / "$-/&'(s h')&' #"&&(&es.

    Pe!#$!-'"e C$'(!"(&' Res$(&$' $# /&" "$-/&'(s &s ' &')&"($! &'/e!#$!-'"e "$'(!"(&'. P&" &'s(&((&$'s s-&( ?!(e! !e/$!(s

    )e(&&' "$-/&'(s !e"e&e) ') "(&$' (8e'.

    • Me)&(&$', C$'"&&(&$' ') Ne$(&(&$' The C$--&ss&$' &s -')(e) ($

    +$!8 +&(h )&=e!e'( /&" &'s(&((&$'s ($ /!$-$(e (e!'(&e )&s/(e

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    !es$(&$' (h!$h -e)&(&$', "$'"&&(&$' $! 'e$(&(&$' $' -((e!s

    =e"(&' /&" )-&'&s(!(&$'.

    • S/e"& R&h( Bes&)es (he "$-/&-e'(! )( ($ se"!e /!$(e"(&$' ')

    /!$-$(&$' $# h-' !&h(s ') #!ee)$-s &' /&" )-&'&s(!(&$', (he

    C$--&ss&$' se!es ($ /!$-$(e ""ess ($ &'#$!-(&$' he) (he s((e,

    ') "$-/&'"e +&(h -&'$!&( ') -!&'&6e) !$/s !&h(s &' "$'(e( $# 

    /&" se!&"e.

    • Sh!e) R$e $' C$'s(&((&$'&s- The C$--&ss&$' se!es ($ /!$(e"( (he

    s$e!e&'( $# (he /e$/e e's!&' s((e $!'s $se!e (he

    /!&'"&/es $# )e-$"!", (he "$'s(&((&$' es ') !es/e"( (he

    s/!e-" $# (he C$'s(&((&$'.

    • Pe!s$'s &' Cs($) The C$--&ss&$' &s -')(e) ($ !e"e&e

    "$!!es/$')e'"e #!$- ' /e!s$' &' "s($) 3/!&s$', !e-') $! -e'(

    &'s(&((&$'4 &' "$';)e'"e ') ')e! se. W$!8&' +&(h (he !ee'(

    $!'s, (he C$--&ss&$' e'es $' ($ !e-e) "$'"e!'s !&se) s"h

    /e!s$'s, &'")&' "$')&(&$'s $# &&' ') )-&'&s(!(&e &'7s(&"es +&(h&'

    (he #"&&(&es.

    • I-/e-e'(&' Re"$--e')(&$'s $# C$--&ss&$'s ') Ts8 F$!"es N$(&'

    (he #&!e ($ "(, &'")&' C&'e( Se"!e(!, "$'s(&((es

    )-&'&s(!(&e &'"(&$', (he C$--&ss&$'s s(e/s &' ($ #$$+:/

    &-/e-e'((&$' $# Re"$--e')(&$'s C$--&ss&$'s $# I'?&!, Ts8F$!"es $! $(he! Ae'"&es &'")&' 'e"ess! /$&" $! e&s(&e

    -e')-e'(s.

     The C$--&ss&$'>s -')(e "$e!s S((e ') P&" O%"es ') O%"e!s,

    ')e! $(h N(&$' ') C$'( $e!'-e'(. The C$--&ss&$' &'es(&(es,

    $' &(s $+' -$(&$', $! /$' "$-/&'(, ' "$')"( &' s((e =&!s, $! ' "(

    $! $-&ss&$' &' /&" )-&'&s(!(&$' &' ' s/he!e $# $e!'-e'(, (h( &s

    ee) ($ e /!e7)&"& $! &-/!$/e!, $! ($ !es( &' ' &-/!$/!&e( $!

    /!e7)&"e. I' s-, (he C$--&ss&$'>s -')(e e'"$-/sses (he (!)&(&$'

    !$e $# (he O-)s-' s 8'$+' (he +$!)+&)e, +&(h '&?e ))&(&$'

    !es/$'s&&&(&es.

    I' (he "$')"( $# &(s #'"(&$'s (he C$--&ss&$' hs /$+e!s ($ "$')"(

    &'es(&(&$'s $' &(s $+' &'&(&(&e $! $' "$-/&'( -)e -e-e! $# 

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    (he /&", &sse s--$'s ') !e?&!e (h( s((e-e'(s e &e' ')e! $(h,

    )7)&"(e $' -((e!s !e(&' ($ )-&'&s(!(&e 7s(&"e,  $(&' !ee'(

    &'#$!-(&$' #!$- ' /e!s$' $! $e!'-e'( (h$!&(&es ') ($ "$-/e

    /!$)"(&$' $# s"h &'#$!-(&$'.

    I' (he "$'(e( $# ADR, (he C$--&ss&$' &s e-/$+e!e) ')e! se"(&$' J3#4 $# 

    (he C$--&ss&$' $' A)-&'&s(!(&e s(&"e A"( ($ wor* with di+erent public

    institutions to promote alternati!e dispute resolution methods in the

    resolution of complaints relating to public administration&   Th&s /!$&s&$'

    !e )!+s #!$- A!(&"e 2523143e4 $# (he C$'s(&((&$' (h( /!$&)es (he

    C$--&ss&$'s ') I')e/e')e'( O%"es +&(h powers necessary for 

    conciliation, mediation and negotiation& F!(he!, se"(&$' J3e4 $# (he A"(

    e-/$+e!s (he C$--&ss&$' ($ facilitate the setting up of, and build

    complaint handling capacity in, the sectors of public ser!ice, public o-cesand state organs&   P!s'( ($ (hese /!$&s&$'s, (he C$--&ss&$' hs

    )ee$/e) Re(&$'s ($ $/e!(&$'&6e (he A"(.2 P!( $# (he Re(&$'s

    /!$&)e #$! (he /!$"e)!e #$! -e)&(&$', "$'"&&(&$' ') 'e$(&(&$' (he

    C$--&ss&$'. Bes&)es !es$&' "$-/&'(s, (he C$--&ss&$' #$"ses $'

    )&s/(e /!ee'(&$' (h!$h ss(e-&" &'es(&(&$'s ') /!$/$ss $'

    &-/!$e-e'( $# /&" )-&'&s(!(&$' Se"(&$' J34,34,3)43e4 ') 3#4 $# (he

    A"(.

    IX. SAMPLE MATTERS HANDLED 6Y THE COMMISSION THROU5HALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

    P!s'( ($ (he $e s((e) -')(e, (he C$--&ss&$' hs !es$e)

    '-e! $# -((e!s (h!$h ADR. Th&s hs -&' (8e' (he #$!-s $# 

    -e)&(&$' ') "$'"&&(&$'. N$(, (he C$--&ss&$' $=e!e) -e)&(&$'

    se!&"es ($ (he T!(h, s(&"e ') Re"$'"&&(&$' C$--&ss&$' #$$+&'

    )&s/(e e(+ee' (he C$--&ss&$'e!s ') (he Ch&!/e!s$'. As !es( $# 

    (hese e=$!(s, (he /!(&es +e!e !e"$'"&e) ') (he Ch&!/e!s$' ss-e)

    $%"e. S&-&!, (he C$--&ss&$' $=e!e) -e)&(&$' se!&"es ($ (he N(&$'

    e')e! ') E?&( C$--&ss&$' ') (he S!&es ') Re-'e!(&$'C$--&ss&$' #$$+&' )&s/(e $' (he )e(e!-&'(&$' $# &'(e!&-

    !e-'e!(&$' ') $+'"es #$! (he #:(&-e ') /!(:(&-e C$--&ss&$'e!s

    $# (he N(&$' e')e! ') E?&( C$--&ss&$'.

    2  The C$--&ss&$' $' A)-&'&s(!(&e s(&"e Re(&$'s, Le N$(&"e N$. G, 3Ke'6e((e S//e-e'( N$. 54, 12(h A/!& 201.

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    I' '$(he! -((e!, (he C$--&ss&$' +s !e?es(e) ($ -e)&(e $' )&s/(e

    e(+ee' (he N(&$' L') C$--&ss&$' ') (he S!&es ') Re-'e!(&$'

    C$--&ss&$' !e(&' ($ (he //!$e) s! #$! (he C$--&ss&$'>s &"e:

    Ch&!/e!s$' ') (he s!&es $# (he C$--&ss&$'e!s e'e!. O' !e"e&&'

    (he !e?es(, (he C$--&ss&$' he) -e)&(&$' -ee(&'s +&(h $(h

    C$--&ss&$'s ') (he )&s/(e +s se((e) -&" +&(h&' +ee8s. S&-&!,

    (he C$--&ss&$' +s !e?es(e) (he N(&$' P$&"e Se!&"e C$--&ss&$'

    ($ -e)&(e $' (he )&s/(e e(+ee' (he- ') (he I's/e"($!:e'e! $# 

    P$&"e. Th&s -e)&(&$' /!$"ess !e"e&e) $$s( #!$- (he F$!- $# 

    Ch&!/e!s$'s $# C$'s(&((&$' C$--&ss&$'s ') I')e/e')e'( O%"es +h&"h

    s//$!(e) (he &'&(&(&e. H$+ee!, (he /!$"ess "$) '$( e ;'&6e) s&'"e &(

    e"-e (he s7e"( $# &(&(&$' &' C$!(.

     The se"$') "(e$! $# -((e!s h')e) (he C$--&ss&$' (h!$h ADR!e(e ($ "$-/&'(s $)e) ( (he C$--&ss&$', +h&"h /$' &'?&! ')

    !e&e+, he ee' )e(e!-&'e) ($ e //!$/!&(e #$! ADR. Th&s "(e$!

    "$-/!&ses (he -7$!&( $# -((e!s h')e) (he C$--&ss&$' ') s

    (8es (he #$!- $# &')&&) ') !$/ "$-/&'(s. I' $'e $# s"h

    "$-/&'(s, (he C$--&ss&$' s""ess# -e)&(e) )&s/(e e(+ee'

    "$-/&''( ') h&s #$!-e! e-/$e!, (he Ke' Ree'e A(h$!&( 3KRA4

    #$$+&' h&s s--! )&s-&ss (he A(h$!&( $' 2!) 199J. The

    "$-/&''( h) )-&((e) $s&' s$-e #')s +h&e +$!8&' #$! KRA s

    Ce!&" O%"e!, ( ((!&(e) (he $ss ($ "8 $# "$'"e'(!(&$' )e ($ h&s

    &-e'( ') )e(h $# $'e $# h&s s&&'s. He +s sse?e'( "h!e) &'"$!(, ( +s "?&((e) ')e! se"(&$' 215 $# (he C!&-&' P!$"e)!e C$)e.

     The "$-/&''( //ee) (+&"e &'s( h&s )&s-&ss $' (he !$')s (h(

    he h) ee' "?&((e) (he "$!(, ( (he //es +e!e !e7e"(e) $' (he

    s&s (h( KRA h) $s( "$';)e'"e &' h&-. He (he!e#(e! $)e) "$-/&'(

    +&(h (he C$--&ss&$' &' 2012 +he' h&s se"$') //e +s !e7e"(e) KRA.

     The C$--&ss&$' ($$8 / (he -((e! +h&"h "-&'(e) &' -e)&(&$' &'

    201 +h&"h !es$e) (h( (he "$-/&''(>s )&s-&ss +$) e "h'e) ($

    (e!-&'(&$' &' (he A(h$!&(>s &'(e!es(@ he +$) e /&) (h!ee -$'(hs>

    s! &' &e $# '$(&"e@ ') (h( he +$) /&) h&s $(s(')&' ee )s.

    S&-&!, &' !e(&$' ($ !$/ "$-/&'(s, (he C$--&ss&$' s""ess#

    !es$e) "$-/&'( #!$- J #$!-e! e-/$ees $# (he Ke' R&+s

    C$!/$!(&$' +h$ ee) )e ') '!es/$'s&e "$')"( (he Ke'

    R&+s S(= Re(&!e-e'( Be'e;(s S"he-e &' /&' (he&! !(&(. I'

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    /!(&"!, (he ee) (h( (he S"he-e h) #&e) ($ / (he- (he

    !e(&!e-e'( !(&( &' ""$!)'"e +&(h (he Res +h&"h /!$&)e) #$!

    /-e'( +&(h&' 0 )s /$' !e(&!e-e'( #!$- se!&"e. F!(he!, (he ee)

    (h( (he S"he-e h) #&e) ($ !es/$') ($ (he&! &'?&!&es $' (he &sse s&'"e

    (he&! !e(&!e-e'( &' 2011. /$' !e"e&/( $# (he "$-/&'(, (he C$--&ss&$'

    &'(e!e'e) ') (he "$-/&''(s +e!e /&) (he&! !(&(&es ') -/ s-

    )es (he S"he-e. F!(he!, (he C$--&ss&$' +s &'#$!-e) (h( (he )e

    &' /&' (he )es h) ee' $""s&$'e) (he &?&)&( "$'s(!&'(s #"&'

    (he S"he-e ( (h( (&-e.

     The C$--&ss&$'>s 7!&s)&"(&$' &' "$')"(&' ADR +s !e"e'( !e"$'&se)

    (he C$!( &' (he Nyeri High Court Civil Petition No. o! "#$%& County 

    'overn(ent o! Nyeri versus the Ca)inet *ecretary !or the Ministry 

    o! Education& *cience and +echnology& and the Principal *ecretary !or the Ministry o! Education& *cience and +echnology 1  +he!e &(

    /!(&"&/(e) s ' A-&"s C!&e. D!&' (he he!&' $# (h&s -((e! $' (h

    Fe!! 201, (he C$!( )&!e"(e) (he /!(&es ($ ((e-/( ' -&"e

    se((e-e'( $# (he )&s/(e +&(h (he ss&s('"e $# (he C$--&ss&$'. H$+ee!,

    (he -e)&(&$' )&) '$( -(e!&&6e s&'"e (he -((e! +s (he!e#(e! se((e)

    (he /!(&es.

    De ($ (he e=e"(&e'ess $# ADR -e"h'&s-s &' !es$&' /&" "$-/&'(s,

    (he C$--&ss&$' +& es"(e &(s "(&&(&es $' ADR &' !es$&' "$-/&'(s. Th&s +& ')$(e) &'")e )&s/(es &'$&' /&" $)&es s"h s

    e(+ee' (he (+$ ees $# $e!'-e'(, "$'( $e!'-e'(s ') $(he!

    /&" $)&es.

    7 DR. ,+-ENDE AM,,& E/*& ./& .M& Advocate& Chairperson o! the

    Co((ission on Ad(inistrative Justice 0,1ce o! the ,()uds(an o! 2enya3&

    *ecretary 'eneral o! the A!rican ,()uds(an and Mediators Association& !or(er 

    Chairperson o! the -nternational Co((ission o! Jurists 023& !or(er *ecretary 'eneral o! the East A!rican a4 *ociety& and !or(er Me()er o! the Co((ittee o! 

    E5perts on Constitutional Revie4 o! the Repu)lic o! 2enya

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