Chief Justice Martha Koome has consistently defended mediation as a critical pillar of justice reform, arguing that traditional litigation alone cannot address mounting case backlog and delayed justice.
Lawyers and the Judiciary are locked in a fight over the role of non-advocate court-backed mediators in settling cases amid fears that the expanding mediation is shrinking traditional legal work and income for attorneys.
At the centre of the dispute are allegations of unregulated advertising of mediation services by non-advocate mediators, transparency in case allocation, mediator accreditation, remuneration, and competence.
