{
  "id": 12571130,
  "title": "New Kenya School of Law admission rules challenged in court",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/new-kenya-school-of-law-admission-rules-challenged-in-court",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T06:47:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital Business",
    "slug": "capital-business",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/new-kenya-school-of-law-admission-rules-challenged-in-court/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nairobi, October 7 – The admission rules for the 2027/2028 Advocates Training Programme (ATP) at Kenya School of Law (KSL) have been contested in court. Elizabeth Achieng and Kioo Cha Jamii initiated a petition at the High Court in Makueni, requesting the court to halt the school from employing the new admission criteria. The contending parties seek an injunction against KSL and its Board of Directors, preventing them from accepting, handling, and deciding applications under the recently announced requirements until the case is heard. They challenge the utilization of a mix of KCSE grades, advanced academic qualifications, and performance in a pre-Bar examination as the new admission pathways. The petitioners argue that KSL lacks the legal authority to introduce these changes through an advertisement without prior establishment of the requisite law or regulations. Furthermore, they contend that the modifications were implemented without providing sufficient opportunity for students and the general public to voice their opinions. This legal challenge emerges as discussions are underway to amend the legal education system, including the proposed regulations governing ATP admissions. The petitioners assert that these proposed regulations have not yet fulfilled the necessary legal requirements to be considered valid and should not serve as the foundation for new admission criteria. They request the court to suspend the contentious admission process and prevent KSL from enrolling students under the new guidelines. Additionally, they aim to preserve the previous admission requirements that were in place prior to the issuance of the new advertisement. The respondents include the Attorney-General, Parliament, the Law Society of Kenya, and the Kenya Law Reform Commission. The petitioners contend that the case impacts both current and future law students who had planned their academic pursuits based on the established admission requirements.",
  "summary": "The petitioners want the court to stop KSL and its Board of Directors from receiving, processing and deciding applications under the new requirements until the case is heard and determined.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}