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Microjustice Kenya : Innovation of Legal Services for the Poor in Nairobi, Kenya

Microjustice Kenya : Innovation of Legal Services for the Poor in Nairobi, Kenya. Priscilla Nyokabi , Gertrude Angote & Jin Ho Verdonschot Phomh Penh, Cambodia. Microjustice Kenya. Making justice available to the poor : Fair, transparent outcomes Affordable and fast

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Microjustice Kenya : Innovation of Legal Services for the Poor in Nairobi, Kenya

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  1. MicrojusticeKenya: Innovation of Legal Services for the Poor in Nairobi, Kenya PriscillaNyokabi, GertrudeAngote & Jin Ho Verdonschot Phomh Penh, Cambodia

  2. MicrojusticeKenya Makingjusticeavailable to the poor: • Fair, transparentoutcomes • Affordable and fast • Close to their homes • Sustainablydelivered

  3. KituoChaSheria • Oldesthumanrights and legalaidinstitution • Legal aid • Legal education • (Public interest) litigation • Communitymobilization • Capacity building • ADR

  4. Access to JusticeChallenges in Kenya Needs and capabilities in Nairobi slums

  5. Access to JusticeChallenges in Kenya • Lengthy, complex & costly procedures • Too few lawyersfortoomanylegalproblems • Non-transparency of law & legalmechanisms • Corruption • Lack of resources (for training paralegals, lawyers, judges) • Illiteracy & in-adequateawareness • Language of the law (technical, abstract, difficult) • Nascentjudicialreforms

  6. MicrojusticeKenya What are we going to do? • Sharingrules • Website • Sms-helpdesk • Business models

  7. SharingRules How to determine: • a reasonableamountchild support? • areasonablecompensation in case of evictiondue to project development? • A reasonablesumfor rent?

  8. SharingRulesExampleChild Support After a divorceor split up, both of the parentsremainfinanciallyresponsibleforraising the children (costsforfood, housing, clothing, education, medical, etc.). It is common, especiallyforyoungerchildren, that the mothergetscustody. The fatherthenpaysmaintenance money (child support). Usuallythis is between30%-50% of hismonthlyincome. Example 1 Husband'sprofession is taxi driver. He makes 30.000 KES per month. The wifetook care of the children and has no job. They have twochildren of whichonegoes to school.  - Rent: 5.000-10.000 KES per month - Public school fee: 1.000 KES per month - Food: 5000 KES per month Total per month: 11.000-16.000 KES Following the newConstitutionforKenya, maintenance money needs to bepaidforbothchildrenborn in and outside of marriage.

  9. SharingRules Do youusesharingrules (formulas, percentages, practical guidelines? Do youthinkthey are useful?

  10. MicrojusticeKenya Website Microjustice Kenya

  11. MicrojusticeKenya Website What do youthink of such a website? Whowoulduseit?

  12. MicrojusticeKenya Helpdesk SMS helpdesk

  13. MicrojusticeKenya Whouses a helpdesk (question and answer)? Whatexamples of otherwaysforquickly and affordablyaskquestions do youknow?

  14. Business model How to: • cover costsfor offices, travelling, etc.? • compensatefacilitatorsfor the hard workthey do? • enablefacilitators to stay up to date? • reduce donor dependency?

  15. Paralegals as microjusticefacilitators What are the challenges in workingwithparalegals?

  16. MicrojusticeKenya Challenge: • Slow courts • Expensive • Corruption • Notsojustoutcomes?

  17. Measure Impact and Improve

  18. Measure Impact and Improve Finding out whatworks

  19. MicrojusticeKenya: objectives • Transparency and concreteness of justice • Financial sustainabilityforfacilitators and legalaidNGOs • Shareexperienceson the Workplace

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