Presentation to EA Summit on ADR

8/18/2019 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

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Presentation to EA Summit on ADR