presentation on access to justice and adr at lsk seminar in eldoret

8/18/2019 Presentation on Access to Justice and ADR at LSK Seminar in Eldoret

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By Dr. Otiende Amollo, EBS – Chairperson ofthe Commission on Administrative Justice

A Presentation made at the Law Society of

Kenya Seminar on the theme ‘AlternativeDispute esolution Spectrum!

Eldoret, "th Octo#er $%&'


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Set of approaches and techniques aimed atresolving disputes in a non-confrontationalway

Advantages of ADR:• ost and time-e!ective

• "on-confrontational and #e$i%le

• &ocuses on restorative 'ustice as opposed to

retri%utive 'ustice• Appreciates the cultural conte$ts and

addresses the root causes of disputes


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Ar%itration (ediation ) *A+ ,. / 0102 onciliation ) *A+ ,. / 0102 "egotiation ) *A+ ,. / 0102

Reconciliation ) *S+ 03 Land Act2 4ntermediary ) *A+ 13567 / S+ 88 4RA2 Ad'udicator ) *S+ 09 A Act2 ;raditional dispute resolution methods )

*A+ ,1.5075c72 ;ruth and ustice


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"ecessity of access to 'ustice for the rule oflaw / realisation of civil li%erties

Access to 'ustice connotes adequate dispute

resolution process ) of theonstitution of Kenya? 03,32


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Pre-colonial traditional 'ustice system%ased on restorative 'ustice

onventional mode of disputes resolutionof the traditional 'ustice system

;ransplantation of @nglish legal systemand relegation of the traditional 'usticesystem to the periphery+

Resilience of the traditional 'ustice system


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&irst statute in ,.,> ) Ar%itration rdinance %ased on

the @nglish Ar%itration Act of ,.

Amendments in ,.9? ,..1 and 033. ) Lateramendments %ased on the model of the Bnited "ationsommission on 4nternational ;rade Law of ,.1+

ther relevant laws include the onstitution?@mployment Act? La%our Relations Act? La%our4nstitutions Act? ivil Procedure Act? @nvironment andLand Act? ommission on Administrative ustice Act?"ational Land ommission Act and "airo%i 4nternationalentre for Ar%itration Act+

Role of other actors such as the hartered 4nstitute ofAr%itrators 5Kenya hapter7 and the entre forAlternative Dispute Resolution+


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Article ,1.507 ) Principles of e$ercise of 'udicial

authority ) 7 and ,1.587 of the onstitution

Article 965075f7 ) Power to the "ational Landommission

Article ,,8 ) (ediation ommittees %etween the"ational Assem%ly and the Senate

Article ,.5>7 ) Resolution of 4nter-governmentaldisputes

Article 0105,75%7 ) ADR powers for s and 4s


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Ar%itration Act

"airo%i 4nternational entre for Ar%itration Act

ivil Procedure Act

@nvironment and Land ourt Act

ommission on Administrative ustice Act

4nter-governmental Relations Act

"ational =overnment o-ordination Act

@mployment Act

La%our Relations Act

La%our 4nstitutions Act


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Alternative Dispute Resolution: A misnomerF

ADR: A threat to the 'udicial systemF Di!erentiation in con#ict conte$ts ADR is appropriate for con#ict management

e+g+ P@G in Kenya / inter and intra state

con#icts? / non-'usticia%le disputes ourt sanctioned vs 4ndependent ADR 5A?

"L? K"HR / K"HR7 omplementary of mechanisms

onstitutional approach of appropriateness ofcon#ict resolution instead of alternative+ Shared responsi%ility in administration of 'ustice


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aseload for the udiciary further necessitates

need for complementarity &or instance? in 03,0I,8 &J? the total num%er of

cases handled %y the udiciary 5new andpending7 stood at >6?18 out of which ,.3?3.8

were resolved leaving 916?693 pending+

;he population ratio per 'udicial ocer:• Kenya - ,: 6?333

• Rwanda ) ,: >0?333

• @uropean Bnion ) ,: ,?133

• hinaIapanI4ndia ) ,: ,3?333


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4nsucient legal framewor Knowledge of ADR

Acceptance of ADR

• ourts ) Perception of competition /reluctance to refer matters to ADR

• Lawyers ) Lac of clear remuneration scheme

• Pu%lic ) %session with court orders

Lac of clarity on place and relationshipwith pseudo-statutory ar%itration


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ce of the m%udsman esta%lished under Art+ 1.5>7 of

the onstitution and A Act+ (andate includes:

(aladministration

Administrative 4n'ustice

(isconduct and 4ntegrity 4ssues

Advisory pinions and Recommendations

;raining of Pu%lic cers

Performance ontracting

Alternative Disputes Resolution

Special Rights

Shared role on onstitutionalism Persons in ustody

4mplementation of Recommendations of ommissions and ;as&orces

Powers of the High ourt


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Mor with di!erent pu%lic institutions to promote ADR

on matters a!ecting pu%lic administration *s+ 5f72+

Article 0105,75e7 of the onstitution - powers forconciliation? mediation and negotiation

Part G of the A Regulations on ADR (andate in dispute prevention through systems

investigations and proposals on improvement of pu%licadministration *Section 5a7?5%7?5d75e7 and 5f7 of theAct2+

Take Remedial Action ) A+ 1.5075'7 / S+ 5c7 )


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(ediation to the ;ruth? ustice and

Reconciliation ommission on the dispute%etween the hairperson and theommissioners

(ediation %etween the "ational =ender and@quality ommission and the Salaries andRemuneration ommission

(ediation %etween the "ational Land

ommission and the Salaries andRemuneration ommission

(ediation %etween the "ational Police Serviceommission and the 4nspector-=eneral of Police


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(ediation %etween Kenya Power and (adiany

Mater and Sanitation Pro'ect

(ediation %etween

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