GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 6869

in exercise of his powers conferred by section 5 (2) (c) of the Judicial Service Act appoints the following members to the Taskforce— Justice Fred Ochieng, Judiciary—(Chairperson) Justice Aggrey Muchelule, Judiciary Justice Alnasir Visram, Judiciary/Chairperson, MAC Justice (Prof.) Otieno Odek, Judiciary/Director, JTI Justice Richard Mwongo, Judiciary/Principal Judge Anne Amadi, Judiciary/CRJ Judith Omange, Judiciary /RHC Peter Mulwa, Judiciary/RMC A representative from the Office of the Attorney-General Willy Mutubwa, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators A representative from Mediation Accreditation Committee (MAC) A representative from Kenya Law Reforms Commission Teresa Omondi—Adeitan, FIDA Nicholas Simani, JPIP Kimberly Marie Brown (Ms.), IDLO Josephine Achunga Oyombe (Ms.), LSK Paul Noberts Wanga, LSK Moses Wanjala, NCAJ Elizabeth Tanui/Caroline Kendagor—(Secretary) The Terms of Reference of the Taskforce are as follows: (a) Undertake an analysis of the Court Annexed Mediation Pilot Project (CAMPP) to understand its conceptualization, successes, challenges and prospects. (b) Convene stakeholders and practitioners in Alternative forms of dispute resolution mechanisms to map out and understand the prevalence of use mediation as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism and the progress made in entrenching it in the legal system. (c) In conjunction with the Judiciary Training Institute (JTI) to benchmark existing models of Court Annexed Mediation and compare them with the processes adopted for the Kenyan Court Annexed Mediation Pilot Project with a view of gleaning best practices for development of a national model. (d) Suggest financial incentives for parties to attempt mediation. (e) Recommend on the fees payable to mediators. (f) Consider the establishment of a mediation Secretariat. (g) Present the draft documents to key stakeholders within the justice sector through meetings and workshops and incorporate comments as necessary. (h) Explore the possibility of formulation of a comprehensive legislative framework for mediation. (i) Develop a strategic plan for implementation of the Court Annexed Mediation. AOC will provide secretariat services to the Taskforce. The Taskforce is expected to deliver an initial report by 31st July, 2017. Dated the 12th July, 2017. DAVID K. MARAGA, Chief Justice and President of Supreme Court of Kenya.