Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) and Supreme Court of Kenya Judge Philomena Mbete Mwilu has advised law students to be honest and not let their success merely be defined by the amount of money in the bank.
Speaking during a public address organized by University of Nairobi Law Students Professional Association at Parklands Campus, DCJ Mwilu urged law students to avoid shortcuts, discard ‘pop’ attitude and avoid the fast-food get rich quick instant grafitation.
“Avoid the shortcuts. It’s ok to be ambitious and to have high expectations, but these must be measured with patience, honesty, hard work, and fortitude,” DCJ Mwilu said.
“Hard work and integrity will always be the foundation of a comfortable, dignified and fulfilled life,” she added.
She also urged the young lawyers that their success will be measured by how they kept fidelity to their principles, not the content of their bank account, popularity or notoriety.
“Take your time. Learn, grow, improve…money will come,” she said.
Role of Law Students
Additionally, she reminded law students to champion justice in their communities as lawyers and that their responsibility goes beyond clients who pay for their services.
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“As lawyers you must define a purposive, facilitative, supportive and promotive space within these multiple justice avenues,” DCJ Mwilu said.
“Access to justice through our courts cannot be the preserve of the few; our courts and tribunals must be accessible to everyone, and you have a pivotal and challenging role in this regard,” she added.
DCJ Mwilu further expounded on the broad view of justice beyond the courtroom that the Judiciary has adopted.
Social Transformation through Access to Justice
She further urged judges and magistrates not to see themselves merely as adjudicators, but as justice promoters, connectors and facilitators.
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“Under the Judiciary’s Social Transformation through Access to Justice (STAJ) institutional blueprint, we are urging judges and magistrates not to see themselves merely as adjudicators,” she said.
DCJ Mwilu asked the students to remain adaptive and innovative beyond school life stating that “your teachers and lecturers will educate you by amplifying, directing and honing the utility of your ideas and strengths.”
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