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Court of Appeal Judge Joel Ngugi says justice should no longer be left to lawyers and courts alone. [File, Standard]
Court of Appeal Judge Joel Ngugi has said that dispensation of justice is no longer a preserve of lawyers and courts, as the service can be rendered by professional mediators to ease the backlog of cases.
Justice Ngugi said that certified mediators can take a leading role in dispensing justice at the grassroots as the world moves away from overreliance on courts and lawyers for justice.
Addressing 30 human rights activists in Mombasa who were being trained to mediate disputes at the community level, the judge said there was a revolution in the world to use mediators, and Kenya should not be left behind.
