presentation to ea summit on adr
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By Commissioner Otiende Amollo,Chairperson of the Commission on
Administrative Justice
A Paper Presented to the 1st NCMG East AfricanADR Summit on the theme ‘ADR and the Ruleof Law for East African rosperity!
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Set of approaches and techniques aimed atresolving disputes in a nonconfrontational!a"
Advantages of ADR#• Cost and timee$ective
• Nonconfrontational 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 Mediation * +A, 1-. / 002 Conciliation * +A, 1-. / 002 Negotiation * +A, 1-. / 002
Reconciliation * +S, 03 4and Act2 5ntermediar" * +A, 3678 / S, 99 5RA2 Ad)udicator * +S, 0: CA; Act2
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Precolonial traditional )ustice s"stem'ased on restorative )ustice
Conventional mode of disputes resolutionof the traditional )ustice s"stem
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(irst statute in 1.1= * Ar'itration >rdinance 'ased on
the English Ar'itration Act of 1--.
Amendments in 1.:-? 1.. and 033. * 4ateramendments 'ased on the model of the @nited NationsCommission on 5nternational ther relevant la!s include the Constitution?Emplo"ment Act? 4a'our Relations Act? 4a'our5nstitutions Act? Civil Procedure Act? Environment and4and Act? Commission on Administrative ;ustice Act?National 4and Commission Act and Nairo'i 5nternationalCentre for Ar'itration Act,
Role of other actors such as the Chartered 5nstitute ofAr'itrators 6en"a Chapter8 and the Centre forAlternative Dispute Resolution,
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Article 1.608 * Principles of e&ercise of )udicial
authorit" * Broad nature of the provisionincluding
4imitation of traditional dispute resolution Articles 06=8 and 1.698 of the Constitution
Article :76086f8 * Po!er to the National 4andCommission
Article 119 * Mediation Committees 'et!een theNational Assem'l" and the Senate
Article 1-.6=8 * Resolution of 5ntergovernmentaldisputes
Article 006186'8 * ADR po!ers for CCs and 5>s
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Ar'itration Act
Nairo'i 5nternational Centre for Ar'itration Act
Civil Procedure Act
Environment and 4and Court Act
Commission on Administrative ;ustice Act
5ntergovernmental Relations Act
National Government Coordination Act
Emplo"ment Act
4a'our Relations Act
4a'our 5nstitutions Act
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Alternative Dispute Resolution# A misnomerF
ADR# A threat to the )udicial s"stemF Di$erentiation in con%ict conte&ts ADR is appropriate for con%ict management
e,g, PE in en"a / inter and intra state
con%icts? / non)usticia'le disputes Court sanctioned vs 5ndependent ADR 6CA;?
N4C? NCHR / NCHR8 Complementar" of mechanisms
Constitutional approach of appropriateness ofcon%ict resolution instead of alternative,
Shared responsi'ilit" in administration of )ustice
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Caseload for the ;udiciar" further necessitates
need for complementarit" (or instance? in 0310I19 (J? the total num'er of
cases handled '" the ;udiciar" 6ne! andpending8 stood at -=7?-9 out of !hich 1.3?3.9
!ere resolved leaving :7?7:3 pending,
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5nsuKcient legal frame!orL no!ledge of ADR
Acceptance of ADR
• Courts * Perception of competition /reluctance to refer matters to ADR
• 4a!"ers * 4acL of clear remuneration scheme
• Pu'lic * >'session !ith court orders
4acL of clarit" on place and relationship!ith pseudostatutor" ar'itration
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>Kce of the >m'udsman esta'lished under Art, .6=8 of
the Constitution and CA; Act, Mandate includes#
Maladministration
Administrative 5n)ustice
Misconduct and 5ntegrit" 5ssues
Advisor" >pinions and Recommendations
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orL !ith di$erent pu'lic institutions to promote ADR
on matters a$ecting pu'lic administration +s, -6f82,
Article 006186e8 of the Constitution po!ers forconciliation? mediation and negotiation
Part of the CA; Regulations on ADR Mandate in dispute prevention through s"stems
investigations and proposals on improvement of pu'licadministration +Section -6a8?6'8?6d86e8 and 6f8 of theAct2,
Take Remedial Action * A, .6086)8 / S, -6c8 * BindingDecisions and remedies +compensation? restitution?apolog"? specic performance / ;R remedies2
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Mediation to the
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Mediation 'et!een en"a Po!er and Madian"
ater and Sanitation Pro)ect
Mediation 'et!een Benson >pi"o and the en"aRevenue Authorit"
Mediation 'et!een -9 former emplo"ees and theen"a Rail!a"s Corporation
>ngoing mediation involving State >rgans
Recognition of )urisdiction in ADR recogniOed in
Nyeri HC Civil Petition No. 3 of 2014, CountyGovernment of Nyeri vs Cabinet Secretary forthe inistry of !"ucation, Science an"#echnolo$y, an" the Princi%al Secretary for theinistry of !"ucation, Science an" #echnolo$y