Kenya School of Law

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The Kenya School of Law (KSL) is the only bar school in Kenya. After completing an undergraduate degree in law from a recognized university, students attend the Kenya School of Law to prepare for admission to the Kenyan Bar.

History

The Kenya School of Law was established as a law vocational training school for the training of barristers in 1963. It was created by Gerald Davis, who served as a barrister under the patronage of Lord Justice Denning. Under the direction of Davis, the university flourished with many students going on to become prominent judges in both United Kingdom and Canada. However, the establishment of Faculties of Law in East African universities led to a need to change the training offered at the Kenya School of Law.

After establishing the Kenya School of Law, Gerald Davis was appointed to run the Aberfan Disaster Fund in 1968. The fund stood at £2,000,000(over £40,000,000 as at 2024). Thereafter, he was appointed Judge in the UK and retired in 1986.

Programs

The Kenya School of Law was re-established as in 1995 to provide the Advocates Training Program which focused on the preparation of young lawyers for entry into the legal profession. In 2005, a ministerial task force on the Development of a Policy and Legal Framework for Legal Education in Kenya expanded the mandate of the Kenya School of Law to include the following: Advocates Training, Continuing Professional Legal Development, Paralegal Training, the provision of Specialized Professional Legal Training in Public Service, Conducting of Projects and Consultancies and Research. The Council of Legal Education Act is the basis of legal training in Kenya.{{Cite journal|last=Kotonya|first=Anne|date=2020-11-19|title=Defining the role of the university law clinician: perspectives from Kenya|url=https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2020.1840054|journal=The Law Teacher|volume=55 |issue=4 |pages=448–466|doi=10.1080/03069400.2020.1840054|s2cid=229468161|issn=0306-9400}}

= Advocates Training Program =

This is an eighteen-month course, with twelve months of classes and six months of pupilage. The courses cover civil litigation, criminal litigation, probate and administration, legal writing and drafting, trial advocacy, professional ethics and practice, legal practice management, conveyancing, and commercial transactions.{{cite web|title=Advocates Training Program|url=https://www.ksl.ac.ke/advocates-training-program/|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Kenya School of Law|language=en-US}} The course is taught through a clinical approach, where problem questions are discussed in simulations, role plays, seminars and moot courts.{{Cite journal|last1=Osiemo|first1=Lynette|last2=Kok|first2=Anton|date=2020|title=Promoting a Public Service Ethic in the Legal Profession in Kenya: The Imperative Role of Clinical Legal Education|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-african-law/article/abs/promoting-a-public-service-ethic-in-the-legal-profession-in-kenya-the-imperative-role-of-clinical-legal-education/10BB67511EEE972FC614FF0CB3CDC54B|journal=Journal of African Law|language=en|volume=64|issue=2|pages=173–198|doi=10.1017/S002185532000008X|s2cid=218819096|issn=0021-8553|hdl=2263/77513|hdl-access=free}}

KSL Thola Glass F.C.

The Kenya School of Law sponsors Kenya School of Law Thola Glass Football Club, commonly known as KSL Thola Glass or simply Thola Glass or Thola, which competes in FKF Division One, the second tier in the Kenyan football league system.{{cite web |url=http://www.michezoafrika.com/nationwideleague/we-are-down-but-not-out---school-of-laws-thola-glass/5415.aspx |title=We are down but not out - School of Law's Thola Glass |author=Alex Isoe |publisher=MichezoAfrika.com |date=21 March 2012 |access-date=14 October 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.futaa.com/football/article/bandaris-coach-excited-tholas-embarrassed |title=Bandari's Coach excited, Thola's embarrassed |author=Brian Moseti |publisher=Futaa.com |date=10 June 2012 |access-date=14 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613214149/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/bandaris-coach-excited-tholas-embarrassed |archive-date=13 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Notable alumni

Iddah Asin, lawyer and Johnson & Johnson executive{{cite web|author=Business Daily Africa | url=http://host.nationmedia.com/Top40Under40-2017.pdf |title=Top 40 Women Under 40 in Kenya | date=2017 | access-date=11 November 2017 |publisher=Nation Media Group |location=Nairobi }}
Robert Gichimu Githinji, Member of Parliament{{Cite web |title=Hon. Githinji, Robert Gichimu |url=http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php/node/3236 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Parliament of Kenya}}
Doreen Majala, lawyer and news personality from Mombasa{{cite web |title=Media Stars Who Ditched Law Degree to Anchor News: Doreen Majala |url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/58427-media-stars-who-ditched-law-degree-anchor-news |website=kenyans.co |access-date=12 January 2022}}

References

External links

[http://www.ksl.ac.ke/ Kenya School of Law]
[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ke.co.kenyacasesearch] 'Kenya Law Android Application'

Category:Educational institutions established in 1963

Category:Educational institutions established in 1995

Category:Education in Nairobi

Category:1963 establishments in Kenya