New rules to end Kenya School of Law monopoly in advocate training

Thousands of law graduates could soon have more options to qualify as advocates of the High Court of Kenya, if draft regulations that propose opening up of professional legal training are adopted. This would effectively end the decades-old monopoly of the Kenya School of Law (KSL) in the legal training field.

The proposed regulations seek to allow both public and private accredited institutions to offer the Advocates Training Programme (ATP) while creating clearer pathways from diploma and A-level qualifications to law degrees and, eventually, professional legal training. Currently, the ATP is only offered at the KSL campus in Karen while the examinations are administered by the Council for Legal Education (CLE).