By James Wakahiu
Mount Kenya University Parklands School of Law had the highest number of students on judiciary attachment between July, 2019 and June, 2020.
The State of the Judiciary and the Administration of Justice Annual Report 2019/2020 released by Chief Justice David Maraga last week says the judiciary placed 837 students over the one year period.
The students were from Mount Kenya University, University of Nairobi Catholic University, Africa Nazarene, Riara, Kabarak, and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT).
MKU had 215 students, followed by the University of Nairobi with 207, Kabarak 153, Riara 111, Catholic 79, Africa Nazarene 39 and JKUAT 33.
Between July and December 2019, MKU had 130 students on the coveted attached. The rest 85 were absorbed in the months between January and June this year.
“It is such an honor to be able to partner with the Judiciary in training our students,” said the MKU Parklands School of Law Director Nelly Wamaitha.
“To this end and on behalf of the MKU Parklands Law Campus, I would wish to extend our appreciation to the team at the Judiciary Training for the support,” she added
Since its establishment, the School of Law has etched a reputation for training top-notch lawyers and other professionals in the legal fraternity. It is accredited by the Council for Legal Education to train at undergraduate level.
In cognizance of the role that attachment and pupilage plays in the development of young professionals, the judiciary provided a total of 55 students with pupilage, 341 with industrial attachments, and 1,507 law students were offered judiciary attachments in various courts.
