UoN, Kenyatta And 16 Universities Approved To Offer Law Degrees
In a new move, the Kenyan government has listed 18 universities that are licensed to conduct legal education and award Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees.
The Council of Legal Education issued a gazette notice on Friday, December 27, announcing the entire list of universities, including the University of Nairobi (UON), Kenyatta University, and Strathmore University.
UON, Kenyatta, and Strathmore were granted licenses to deliver Bachelor of Laws (L.L.B) degree education till December 2025, September 2028, and November 2027, respectively.
Aside from the three, Africa Nazarene University and Moi University were granted legal education licenses effective until December 2025, while Egerton University’s license will expire in June 2026.
The list of universities authorized by the Council also included Daystar University (Athi River campus), the University of Embu, Kisii University, and Mount Kenya University (Parklands campus).
The four colleges’ licenses will be valid until April 2029. Mount Kenya University has also been permitted to conduct legal instruction at the Masters level, with a license valid until March 2026.
Other universities accredited by the Council included Maseno University, South Eastern University of Kenya, and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) Law School.
Maseno and South Eastern’s license will be valid until November 2027. JKUAT’s license will be valid until June 2028, and it has been permitted to provide a Masters in Law program.
UMMA University, Chuka University, and Kabarak University’s law schools have also been approved to offer bachelor’s degrees in law.
Umma’s and Chuka’s licenses will be valid until September and December 2025, respectively.
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) and Riara University Law School round out the list, with licenses that will expire in November 2027 and September 2028, respectively.
CUEA was also approved to provide a Master of Laws program, with the license ending in September 2028.
The council also included learning institutions that have been licensed to deliver the Diploma level legal program, as well as institutions that are awaiting license clearance.
Mount Kenya University, Kisii University, and CUEA have been granted licenses to conduct diploma-level legal programs, which will expire in April 2029 and November 2027, respectively.
Notably, Mount Kenya University and CUEA are the only institutions with licenses to offer legal programs at all three levels: master’s, bachelor’s, and diploma.
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The Kenya School of Law also had its license to provide the Para Legal Studies diploma, which was designed to bridge the gap in the legal profession, validated until April 2029.
Kenyatta University and Strathmore University both have pending licensing applications or legal education licenses that need to be renewed.
Kenyatta has applied for a new license to provide a Masters in Law program, whereas Strathmore’s Master of Laws (LLM) license is up for renewal.
Their current situation is owing to a pending Council inspection.
UoN, Kenyatta And 16 Universities Approved To Offer Law Degrees
