Editor's Review

The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released a list of accredited institutions authorized to offer legal education in Kenya.

The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has released a list of accredited institutions authorized to offer legal education in Kenya. 

The list covers institutions offering Diploma, Bachelor, and Master of Laws programmes both in public and private universities.

The Master of Laws programme is currently being offered by four institutions.  

They are Strathmore Law School, Mount Kenya University School of Law, Catholic University of Eastern Africa Faculty of Law, and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology School of Law.

For the Bachelor of Laws programme, eighteen institutions have been licensed, including UMMA University School of Law, Africa Nazarene University School of Law, Chuka University Faculty of Law, and Moi University School of Law.

Others are University of Nairobi Faculty of Law - Parklands Campus, Egerton University Faculty of Law, Kabarak University School of Law, Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Faculty of Law, Strathmore Law School, Maseno University School of Law, South Eastern University of Kenya School of Law and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology School of Law.

Riara Law School, Kenyatta University School of Law, Daystar University School of Law – Athi River Campus, University of Embu School of Law, Kisii University School of Law, and Mount Kenya University School of Law – Parklands Campus are also authorised to offer the programme.

At the diploma level, four institutions have been licensed to offer legal education. 

They are the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Faculty of Law, Mount Kenya University School of Law – Parklands Campus Faculty of Law, Kisii University School of Law, and Kenya School of Law.