The Kenya School of Law is accepting applications for Advocates postgrad diploma training starting in February.
In a notice, the KSL says classes will begin on February 6.
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) graduates or those holding eligibility for the conferment of the degree can apply for the one-year programme that is the ticket to Bar admission in Kenya.
Applications through the KSL website close on November 30.
Those who studied in Kenyan universities must have scored a B (plain) in English or Kiswahili language and got a C+ (plus) mean grade in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination.
Non-KCSE graduates need a clearance from the Kenya National Qualifications Authority.
Applicants holding LLB degrees from foreign universities also require the same language thresholds and must get a clearance from the Council of Legal Education apart from passing the pre-Bar examination.
However, the School has warned that these eligibility criteria may vary subject to an active court case. “The eligibility requirements may be varied in light of a pending Court of Appeal judgment,” says the KSL director Dr Henry Mutai.
Applicants pay a non-refundable Sh2,000, attach copy of degree certificate or proof of graduation eligibility, and transcripts of the four-year study.
They also attach copies of secondary school certificate, national identity card or passport and the LLB admission letter.
In the past, there has been hue and cry about widespread failure in bar examinations at the KSL, leading to questions about the quality of training, the setting of exams, and admission of learners to university law schools.
Up to more than 80 percent of the KSL students have been failing in their examinations, something that has attracted the attention of the Senate and led to an assessment through a task force.
A year ago, KSL students were paying Sh145,000 tuition fees and Sh45,000 for examinations that goes to the Council of Legal Education. Anyone seeking remarking paid Sh15,000 per paper.
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