Law students plan to protest outside the Council of Legal Education (CLE) offices tomorrow, July 10, due to prolonged delays in their bar admissions and other unresolved issues.
This action comes despite efforts by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo to mediate between the two parties.
The students are frustrated, claiming that the CLE is intentionally lowering their test scores and delaying their admissions.
The CLE announced the release of the April 2024 Advocates Training Programme (ATP) exam results on today, encouraging candidates to log in to their portals to check their results and advised those with inquiries to send them to the provided examinations email.
One student vented frustration on social media platform X, stating, “If the bar is full, they should just tell us.”
Another commenter stated, “We reject results published. How come marks are the same as previous?”
Faith Odhiambo, participating in the student discussion on X, confirmed that the CLE had successfully uploaded the revised April 2024 examination results.
“I spoke to the Chairman of the CLE, and the two major concerns are being worked on,” she stated, adding that a task force established by the CLE Council is currently assessing the issues stemming from exam administration.
This team will start interacting with students to explore potential reforms aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the process.
The recent student unrest is part of a broader pattern. In the previous year, the acting CEO Mary Mugure resigned just 48 hours after staff initiated a strike, citing allegations of financial mismanagement by the senior management.
The staff alleged that the leadership had engaged in questionable spending and leaked exam papers to certain candidates, casting doubt on the integrity of the CLE’s examination procedures.
The Council of Legal Education, founded in 1995, oversees the implementation of the Advocates Training Programme and organizes courses aimed at advancing the professional development of legal practitioners in Kenya.
The council supervises the Kenya School of Law, providing practical training tailored for lawyers and other legal professionals.
The continuous challenges and allegations faced by the CLE have raised doubts about the authority’s capacity to uphold fair and transparent examination procedures.
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Caption: Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo addressing the press.
