Commentary and Insights into the Development of Mediation in Kenya
Original commentary and insights into Kenyan mediation from Rupert Lipton
Here is the submission that I produced, with assistance from Kimutai Cherono, detailing 80 problems and issues with the proposed Bill.
Continue ReadingProfessor Ojienda says that mediation should remain in the control of the Courts – I say he’s wrong.
Continue ReadingMediators in Kenya have one, primary, over-arching impediment to the development of their profession. People do not know what mediation is. Stop 100 people on the streets in Kenya and ask them if they have heard of mediation as a form of dispute resolution and if so, to describe how it differs from arbitration and […]
Continue ReadingAllan Wang’ang’a’s piece on the Strathmore Dispute Resolution Centre’s blog, on the regulation of mediation in Kenya delighted me and alarmed me in equal measure. I was delighted to find that someone is actively thinking about the issues involved. Too many people whom I meet in the mediation space seem a bit like students just […]
Continue ReadingArbitration is a ‘thing’ globally, now embraced by lawyers and law firms as a matter of necessity. Mediation is huge in the United States big in the UK, and gaining ground all over the world. Both are classified as Alternative Dispute Resolution, but they are NOT the same. Why then do people – journalists, politicians, […]
Continue ReadingLast week North American mediation came to Nairobi, the Weinstein International Foundation (WIF) holding an international mediation conference at Strathmore University in conjunction with the Strathmore Dispute Resolution Centre. WIF is headed by retired US Judge Hon. Daniel Weinstein and together with top US dispute resolution provider JAMS, has created a global network of International […]
Continue ReadingLast week on Wednesday, the Judiciary, in conjunction with the National Centre of International Arbitration and supported by the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) held a “National ADR Stakeholder Forum” to which they invited around 80 people whom the organisers perceived to be key players in the ADR Industry (if such a thing exists). Around […]
Continue ReadingWelcome to my new Kenya Mediation Blog. I try to get around the mediation space in Kenya (well in Nairobi at least) and whilst I of course want to build my own mediation practice, I’m also rather passionate about having a hand in ensuring that Kenyan mediation grows and prospers in a way that benefits […]
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