Become an accredited court-annexed mediator

What you need

• MAC Form A (Application for Accreditation), fully filled in block letters
• Current CV and a coloured copy of your ID card or passport
• Academic, professional and mediation training certificates, plus course content and an introduction letter from your training institution
• Two original character reference letters from people who have known you personally for at least 5 years
• Certificate of good standing from your professional body, valid tax compliance certificate and certificate of good conduct
• Three recent coloured passport photos
• Proof of payment of the KSh 1,000 application fee

Steps

1. Download MAC Form A from judiciary.go.ke (Court Annexed Mediation page) and read the Accreditation Standards and Code of Ethics first.
2. Email macaccreditation@gmail.com to ask for an invoice, then pay the KSh 1,000 application fee. Cheques, money orders and digital currency are not accepted.
3. Hand in the complete application at the MAC offices, Re-Insurance Plaza, Northern Podium, Taifa Road, Nairobi, or scan everything and email it as one PDF.
4. Attend an interview, where MAC checks that what you submitted is true.
5. Once you are approved, pay the KSh 10,000 registration fee within 21 days. Your name is then entered on the roll of mediators.

Who can apply

• Holders of an undergraduate degree from a university accredited by the Commission for University Education
• Current members in good standing of a professional body
• Certified professional mediators from an established mediation training centre
• Who have completed a mediation course of at least 40 hours
• Who have handled at least 3 mediations as a trained mediator