The Parklands Diary

Applying Therapeutic Jurisprudence to Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms In his work "Notes for a Law Lecture," Abraham Lincoln declared, "Discourage litigation! Persuade your neighbours to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often the real loser—in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker, the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There still will be business enough." When Wanjiku needs legal aid, she will turn to a lawyer for help and/or guidance. However, considering a lawyer's personality, everything is carried out tactfully and with ulterior motives: money! For a lawyer, there is always a competition to win. Attention is drawn away from the client and moves to the lawyer. Wanjiku blindly agrees with everything the lawyer says because there’s a clear power imbalance. Wanjiku knows nothing about the law or how things are done, so she has no choice but to comply. It is without ...

  One day the pain will go away And the injustices we faced forgotten The wells of our tears will run dry Agony will be a forgotten vocabulary We will lie in a very quiet place Where our tormentors cannot get us Mother Nature will welcome us Her plants will grow above us Beautiful birds will take shelter in them And sing us soft melodies Days and years don’t exist in this world I long for this infinite eternity But until that day I will hold on to my pain Hoping it won’t devour me By  Kariuki Njumbi

  I once was a King , Who reigned in this girl’s heart. I was a monstrous King! In my reign, I never cared an inch about her. Like the big cat, I enjoyed roaring hard, As the fragile girl cried and trembled in fear. I felt so important to such a point; That I even forgot, I too was a subject once. The stupidity in me enjoyed torturing her, Even more as she begged me to stop. And those grievous mistakes, Marked the beginning of the end of my dynasty. Today, as I lurk out here in the cold, No one remembers that I once was a monarch. And as I agonize remorsefully, The fragile girl found another monarch. And perhaps she erased every memory of the evil King. As much as it hurts me, I have to admit That the new King rules better than I did by Kariuki Njumbi