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The Magnitude of the Middle Ground
By Ruth Emanikor
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Ms. Emanikor is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya as such in the name and style of M/s Emanikor & Company Advocate based in Lodwar Town, within Turkana County. She graduated from Moi University in 2003 with a 0Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree and was admitted to the Roll of Advocates in 2005. She currently also serves as the Director, Partnerships & Resource Mobilisation of Article 43 Community Based Organisation. She is part of the Turkana Indigenous community in Kenya and her expertise lies with the empowerment of Women and Girl Child of Indigenous Pastoralist communities in Kenya though biased towards the Turkana community.
For over 15 years, Ms. Emanikor has served as a Human Rights Legal Officer in various local and national Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) like the Indigenous Information Network (IIN) among others and her focus has been on empowering the Women & Girl Child in Indigenous Communities, while working for the IIN Ms. Emanikor widely participated in numerous national, regional and international Seminars & Trainings on Indigenous Peoples Rights and she was also able to coordinate Women & Girl Child Rights training events and capacity building for indigenous, rural nomadic pastoralist and hunter-gatherers. She has also worked as a Senior Legal Officer in several of the Kenyan Constitutionally established Commissions such as the Commission on Administrative Justice/Office of the Ombudsman and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC).
Due to her leadership qualities Ms. Emanikor in 2011 was awarded with the Generation of Leaders Award (GOLD) from the Youth Agenda for offering outstanding leadership to Kenyans.
In 2018, Ms. Emanikor established her own law firm in Turkana County, Kenya where she has been able to use to successfully represent vulnerable women whose proprietary rights had been infringed at the Court of Law of Kenya, whose proprietary rights have been infringed and also representing both Women and Girls who have been affected by Gender Based Violence and/or sexual exploitation.
Contact AuthorLIFE BRINGS PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED. Everyone, even young children, face challenges at some point. But life also gives opportunities and the chance to change, the only qualifier being that each of us, without exclusion, must want to. We must be prepared to take responsibility for our part in a situation. Resolving problems and conflicts can bring an opportunity to connect with others and find ways to collaborate.
In my profession as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, I see many conflicts and disagreements brought before me, and I know the consequences and outcomes can be far-reaching. Some people unhappy with unfavorable rulings and judgements take the law into their own hands with devastating results. I want to encourage you that there are amicable ways of resolving problems amongst ourselves. Perhaps we have not learned how to listen to ourselves and each other, perhaps we are fighting inner battles in the external arena.
There is another way. It lies between fighting and surrendering; it is the middle ground of mature amicable resolution where people listen and talk and listen some more until they find a solution that serves both parties. It may take a little more work that what you are used to, but I have seen relationships revived, battles averted, and businesses operating at higher levels because conflict never became personal, and the only goal remained finding a solution. There are people, families, and nations at war because of old wounds, missing out on so many ways to connect and learn from each other.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought so much stress and uncertainty. It is a time for lessons and experiences of happiness and positivity. Adopting a positive mindset helps people develop the resilience to cope with challenges that come their way and come out much stronger and wiser than before. In a world of conflict and unrest we could benefit from the value of resolving disputes, amicably and peacefully. Having litigated on several cases in court, I would honestly recommend we learn to ask for what we want, focus on fairness, forgive with all our heart, and stand together to rebuild our continent.
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The magnitude of the Middle Ground is intended to impact leaders of Women, Youth, Elders, Churches and Kraals often in positions to resolve conflicts in a society & mainly apply Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanisms as explained in this book.
Advocacy is a type of engagement designed to bring about change. Doing advocacy in a feminist way would imply infusing advocacy strategies with feminist values. The magnitude of the middle ground seeks to advance women’s rights and address the effects of policies, laws, corporate behaviour and other processes on the lives of women around the world.
Life brings problems to be solved. Everyone, even young children, face challenges at some point. But life also gives opportunities and the chance to bring about a positive change. As a young person, do you feel like you want to bring about change but don’t know where to start? The magnitude of the middle ground is the encyclopaedia for amicable dispute resolution enablers for you to use.
The value of honesty in our business as lawyers is key as we interpret the law and communicate with the client on the process and progress of their case as well as communicating with the courts on what we want to do. We usually conduct thorough research and analyse legal problems enabling the client to make informed decisions. The magnitude of the middle ground has all the weapons in the Advocate’s Arsenal to help you Effectively Negotiate Disputes and Resolve conflicts amicably.
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