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Kenyan Universities Approved To Offer Law Courses In Diploma, Bachelors And Masters Degree Levels

SK 2 years ago 2 min read

On Tuesday, June 28, the council announced that only two institutions had received approval to provide Masters in Law programs. The announcement was published in the local media.

The two are Mount Kenya University, whose tenure was extended to March 2026, and Strathmore University, whose status will be reviewed in November 2024.

Twelve universities will provide There are three institutions where the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Diploma in Law will be studied. As of June 30, 2022, one institution had not complied with the requirements, while ten other institutions’ licenses are still pending.

In the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) category;

Egerton University School of Law received an extension of up to June 2026, Kabarak University’s license was extended to June 2026 while that of Africa Nazarene University was extended to December 2025.

Licenses of Chuka University, Moi University and the University of Nairobi School of Law – Parklands campus were also extended to December 2025.

Umma University will offer LL.B courses until September 2025 while Kisii University and University of Embu have up to April 2024.

Other approved institutions included Daystar University School of Law – Valley Road Campus (July 2023), Mt Kenya University School of Law – Parklands Campus (July 2023) and University of Nairobi School of Law – Kisumu Campus (2023).

The Kenya Institute of Management, Kisii University School of Law and Mt Kenya University – Parklands Campus are the three institutions approved to offer Diploma in Law.

Other universities with pending approvals include;

Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) application to renew its licenses for offering Bachelor of Laws, Masters of Laws and Diploma in Law were completed, pending approval.

The same applied to JKUAT for Bachelor of Laws as well as a proposed Masters of Laws.

Kenya School of Law (Diploma in Law – Para Legal Studies), Maseno University (Proposed Bachelor of Laws), and Strathmore University (Bachelor of Laws) were also under review.

The licenses from the UoN – Mombasa Campus to offer Bachelor of Laws and Kenyatta University – Parklands Campus to offer Bachelor of Laws were also up for assessment.