BLOW TO LAW GRADUATES AS COURT UPHOLDS MOVE TO BLOCK THEIR ADMISSION TO KSL
Justices Asike Makhandia, Jamila Mohammed and Sankale ole Kantai further upheld the requirements that law students seeking admission to KSL must have scored C+ and B- minus in Kiswahili and English susbjects, respectively in their KCSE exams.
The Court of Appeal has dealt a blow to hundreds of law students who did not score a mean grade of C+ (plus) and above in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations after ruling that they are not eligible to join the Kenya School of Law (KSL).
A bench of three judges of the appellate court overturned an earlier decision of the High Court, which was made in favour of 42 law graduates who were denied admission to KSL.
Justices Asike Makhandia, Jamila Mohammed and Sankale ole Kantai further upheld the requirements that law students seeking admission to KSL must have scored C+ and B- minus in Kiswahili and English susbjects, respectively in their KCSE exams.
The judges ruled that any students who did not attain the grades or a degree from a recognised university do not meet the requirements for admission to the Advocates Training Program.
The judges said KSL was within its right by declining applications from the law students who did not meet the requirements and was not in violation of their constitutional rights or infringement of any rights to education as provided for under Article 43(1)(f).
“The decision by the Kenya School of Law declining each and every individual respondents (law students) for admission into the Advocates Training Program (ATP) 2020/2021 academic year was made within the law and is upheld,” ruled the judges.
“Failure to meet the basic requirements of the qualifications in KSCE envisaged in the above section renders one’s application incompetent and hence ripe for rejection by the KSL.
The regulations cannot overide the Act the provisions of an Act of Parliament, ” ruled the three judges.
