The Council of Legal Education has licensed Mount Kenya University (MKU) and Strathmore University as the only two private institutions to offer Masters in Law.
According to Council of Legal Education (CLE) Secretary Dr Wambua Kituku, the licensing status for Strathmore and MKU private universities to offer Masters in Law is valid until November 2024 and November 2026, respectively.
“Under provisions of the legal education Act No 27 of 2012, the following is the status of legal education programmes in Kenya as at June 30,” said Kituku.
Twelve universities have licenses to offer Bachelor of Law degree programmes.
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They include Egerton and Kabarak Universities School of Law whose licenses to offer Bachelors programme are valid until June 2026.
Others are Africa Nazarene, Chuka, Moi and University of Nairobi School of Law whose license runs until December 2025.
Umma, Kisii and Embu Universities have licenses expiring in April 2024 while Daystar university has its license expiring in 2023.
Mount Kenya University, Kisii University and Kenya Institute of Management are the only institutions allowed to offer Diploma in Law programmes .
At least 10 universities are still waiting for approval from the council to start offering law programmes
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