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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was a bit of resistance when this new novel idea was mentioned at the beginning; a number of years ago, because lawyers thought that they would not get work, but they have now embraced this reform. What is going to happen is that an advocate can also train himself, not just to be an arbitrator - last week I did inform you that we have 361 qualified arbitrators in this country - but he can also train himself to be a mediator. They can mediate disputes, assist and facilitate parties to arrive to an amicable settlement. Therefore, we have a new Part XA which is on page 207. Mediation itself is like a qualification. We have here, the establishment of a Mediation Accreditation Committee and members thereof from the Chairman of the rules Committee, a member nominated by the Attorney-General, two members nominated by the Law Society of Kenya; two other persons nominated by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Kenya Private Sector Alliance. I would like to say that in crafting of these proposals, it is not just going all over the world and see what they do in those countries, but also internally, all these organizations; the Law Society of Kenya, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, were involved in crafting of these proposals. The functions of the Committee are laid out, which is to determine the criteria for the certification of a mediator. What will happen is that this Committee will accredit mediators who will then be registered, so that when we have a civil case, it would be referred to a particular"
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