Nairobi, July 5 -- Resolution of disputes is a critical indicator of the annual World Bank Ease of Doing Business survey and rankings. Kenya has been improving steadily on the rankings over the last few years. It is important that such momentum be maintained.
A lot of the time the discussions and efforts focus on how to improve the performance of the Judiciary while critical statistics demonstrate that a majority of disputes are handled outside the formal court system.
It is important that improvements in the environment for resolving disputes focus equally on alternative dispute resolution forum and outside-court mechanisms.
Despite the Constitution recognising the place of tribunals as critical avenues for dealing with disputes, they h...