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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang'",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "mediator? She has clarified to me that there is training that is preferred upon those who wish to be conciliators and mediators. The further question was; what about church officials who have been playing this role for a long time? There are a lot of disputes that do not find themselves in courts of law. We go to our fathers, bishops and priests, pastors in churches and sometimes, they bring us together, reconcile us and play the role of conciliation - if I look at the definition that is in this Bill. Would my pastor, who probably has 30 years’ experience in ministering and solving marital and all sorts of disputes; need to go back to class to get some certification or qualification for him to be accredited? Perhaps, that might need to be looked at because the pastor, father and priest will not be doing the traditional dispute resolution. That has been defined separately and has been treated in a separate manner in this Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would wish that Sen. Kasanga would apply her thoughts to that because that has been one of the biggest sections. I personally use their services. Whenever I have issues and small disputes involving family members and issues of a marital nature, one of the most natural and most confidential places to go to will be to the church. Indeed, certain church denominations have had the practice of confession which means that people feel comfortable dealing with the church officials, officials in our mosques or various temples. The other issue is on accreditation, particularly for those involved in traditional dispute resolution. Are we going to extend the training and certification requirements to those involved in traditional dispute resolution? Are we going to extend the training and certification requirements to those involved in traditional dispute resolution? The sponsor of the Bill has assured me that that will not apply to these persons applying traditional dispute resolution mechanisms."
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