More than 190 graduates from the Technical University of Kenya (TUK) have filed a case at the High Court in Nairobi challenging a decision by the Land Surveyors’ Board (LSB) that bars them from sitting the Land Law Examination and obtaining professional licenses.
The graduates, all holders of a Bachelor of Technology in Land Surveying, argue that the board’s move is unlawful, unfair and procedurally improper.
The case, registered as HCJR/E 392 of 2025, was instituted by Fredrick Gituma John on his own behalf and on behalf of other affected degree holders.
Court documents indicate that the decision has uniformly affected all graduates of the programme, effectively locking them out of the professional pathway despite completing a recognised university degree.
The applicants contend that the action violates their right to fair administrative action and threatens their livelihoods in a highly regulated profession. “This decision seeks to bar all holders of the Bachelor of Technology in Land Surveying degree from sitting the Land Law Examination and from being licensed,” the pleadings state.
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The Land Surveyors’ Board has been named as the respondent, while the Technical University of Kenya, the Commission for University Education (CUE) and Silas Kipkazi Tumo are listed as interested parties.
The suit has been filed as a representative action under Order I Rule 8 of the Civil Procedure Rules, allowing other similarly affected graduates to join the proceedings or opt out.
Those wishing to be enjoined or who object to being represented have been given 30 days to notify the Deputy Registrar of the High Court at Milimani.
The notice further warns that if no objections are received within the stipulated period, the matter will proceed as a representative action and any orders issued will bind all affected persons. The court is expected to issue directions on the matter once the notice period lapses.
By Masaki Enock
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