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On 4th day of March 2025, the Mount Kenya University, School of Law hosted an ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) moot session with the aim of demonstrating how out-of-court settlement procedures are conducted within the Kenyan Jurisprudence. The session, held in the MKUSOL moot court, brought together law students from Mount Kigali Rwanda, eager to understand and engage in alternative dispute resolution techniques, such as mediation, arbitration, and negotiation and also get to learn, how the same differs from their Gachacha system.
The session was organized to showcase the importance of ADR as an efficient and cost-effective means of resolving disputes outside the formal court system. The Rwandan students were given the opportunity to witness practical applications of these methods through a live mock Mediation session, led by five students from MKU’s School of Law: Buluma Jeremy, Esther Mwende, Dapha Omar, Cynthia Mwaniki and Habiba Abdi.
Through the session, the participants simulated a real-life Mediation scenario, wherein they played the roles of mediator, disputants, and their legal representatives. This, gave the students a deeper understanding of the procedural dynamics of out-of-court settlement, emphasizing its flexibility and adaptability in addressing various legal issues without resorting to formal litigation. Through the same the students were expertly guided on the key principles of neutrality, voluntary participation, and confidentiality that form the core of ADR practices in Kenya.
The session not only enhanced the students’ knowledge of Kenyan law but also offered valuable insights into the growing significance of ADR in contemporary legal practice across East Africa. By the end of the session, the Rwandan students had gained practical insights into ADR’s role in resolving disputes, this guided by the feedback from the students after the session, most of them mentioned that, most of the key elements align with both Kenyan and Rwandan legal systems.
