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Mount Kenya University Newsletter, 2Nd Issue 2018 Mount Kenya University Institutional Repository https://erepository.mku.ac.ke University Publications Newsletters 2018-11 Mount Kenya University Newsletter, 2nd Issue 2018 Mount Kenya University Mount Kenya University http://erepository.mku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/5581 Downloaded from Mount Kenya University, Institutional repository 2ND ISSUE, 2018 CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES TO THE CLASS OF 2018 Varsity among It’s double joy as both MKU law top recipients programmes are fully accredited of research funding Council of Legal Education accredits both diploma and degree courses Mount Kenya University (MKU) is among the top ten universities t is double joy as Mount in research in the country. This is Kenya University’s (MKU’s) according to a survey conducted law programmes receive full by research firm CPS International accreditation. This marks an between May and June and released Ieventful year for legal training in August. at the institution which a gov- The survey ranks MKU second ernment study ranked among among private universities that the top trainers with the highest received the highest amount of funds student pass rates in the Kenya for research. MKU received 2.9 per School of Law Bar examination cent of the research funds received over the last ten years. by universities last year. On 30 July, the Council of Legal Full story on page 12 Education (CLE) fully accredited Mount Kenya University’s Park- MKU transitions to lands Law Campus and its Bach- elor of Law programme (LLB). ISO 9001:2015 quality MKU hosted a luncheon on 3 August to celebrate this historic management system milestone that made it the 11th university in the country to attain full accreditation. This sets the stage for the uni- versity to offer a Master in Law (LLM) programme. Then on 25 October, CLE inspected the campus’s facilities MKU Law Campus students celebrate the facility’s full accreditation and resources in respect to the vider pursuant to the provisions of five years with effect from 22 university’s Diploma in Law pro- of Legal Education Act and the November 2018. gramme. Satisfied, CLE licensed relevant regulations, for a period MKU as a Legal Education Pro- More stories on pages 2 to 6 Full story on page 6 Prof John Struthers installed as MKU’s Second Chancellor Respected Scottish economics don succeeds Prof Victoria Wulsin Multitudes present at the 14th Graduation ceremony witnessed Mount Kenya University (MKU) install its Second Chancellor. The 5,000 graduands, their families, invited guests and the MKU fraternity cheered on as Prof John Stru- thers was installed on 3 August at the Thika President Uhuru Kenyatta congratulates Ms Ruth Mutahi, Director, Mount Kenya University institute of Film and Creative Arts, at State Main Campus. Prof. John Struthers being installed as the New MKU Chancellor by House. MKU retained its “Best Private University” crown during this Council Chairman Prof David Serem during the University’s 14th year’s Kenya National Music Festival. Full story on page 13 graduation ceremony. Unlocking Infinite Possibilities 2 | 2018 Law Campus Vision MKU in league of varsities To be a leading centre of practical legal and advocacy training. with full rights to offer law Mission To offer quality practical Council of Legal Education, the regulator, gave the overall greenlight on July 30 legal and advocacy training for law students. n 30 July, Mount Kenya Uni- versity (MKU) received full international and development law. The accreditation from the Coun- centre is designed to spearhead research, cil of Legal Education (CLE) partnership and training in line with the Oto offer law programmes. It has now set emerging trends in legal practice. The its eyes on offering a Master in Law pro- centre also runs a journal, which acts as gramme (LLM) in the near future. a platform for research publication and MKU joins 11 other universities with dissemination.” similar credentials in the country. Most Journey to full accreditation other local universities still operate using The journey to full accreditation of provisional accreditation. MKU to offer law studies began in 2011, At a luncheon held mid-August to cel- when it was granted provisional accred- ebrate the achievement, MKU Parklands itation. Law Campus director Ms Nelly Wamaitha Mr Collins Odongo, who was there said the full accreditation gave the uni- during the school’s early days, noted that versity a strong platform to start offering the provisional accreditation triggered a Master in Law programme (LLM). massive human resource, academic, cur- Hon Moses Cheboi, Deputy Speaker riculum and infrastructural development of the National Assembly, said follow- towards full accreditation. ing the accreditation, MKU law students MKU Vice-Chancellor Prof Stanley can now get attachment opportunities Rwanda High Commissioner to Kenya Hon James Kimonyo with lawyer Fred Ngatia during a luncheon to celebrate Waudo constituted a committee to look in Parliament. He represented Speaker MKU Law Campus’s full accreditation by the Council of Legal Education. into all the legal, academic and infra- Justin Muturi. structural needs towards accreditation. Ms Wamaitha said the road to accred- ture, the students were transferred to the The current campus hosts a student The committee worked closely with the itation has been challenging, but appre- Thika Main Campus. population of approximately 1,000. The school, legal education stakeholders and ciates the support and guidance of CLE The first batch of Bachelor of Law stu- campus has facilities that support modern CLE on the accreditation process. along the way. dents were admitted to the programme legal education and learning, including CLE then carried out several audits and “We appreciate CLE because of their in 2009. They numbered about 30 and an up-to-date moot court. inspections. The feedback by the council positive criticism and guidance,” she said. commenced classes at Uniafric Building On July 14, 2017, the law school went a long way in helping the school “We also appreciate support from staff, situated on Koinange Street in Nairobi. launched the Centre for International to strengthen its programme. faculty, management and the board of Later, the school was moved to MKU and Development Law (CIDLaw). Last year, the school identified the areas directors. The board went an extra mile Towers Building on Moi Avenue, Nairobi. Mr David Ngira, lecturer and quali- of international and development law as to equip the library and furnish the In January 2015, the School of Law ty assurance co-coordinator at CIDLaw, the niche to focus on. Accordingly, all moot court.” was transferred to the Parklands Campus. says: “The objective of the centre is to programmes in the school are tailored The Mount Kenya University School of This was after the university bought the define the school’s niche area, being to this direction. Law started in Nakuru Campus, but due building from another university that had to the inadequacies of physical infrastruc- ceased operations. Mount Kenya University Vice-Chancellor Prof Stanley Waudo (right), Prof PLO Lumumba (second right) MKU Chairman and Founder Prof Simon Gicharu, (second left) join students in a mock unlocking of the MKU Parklands Law Campus. This was during a luncheon to celebrate the Council A student in a library at the law school campus in parlands of Legal Education’s (CLE) full accreditation of the campus and the programmes it offers. Promotion of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development 2018 | 3 Law Campus Meet new dean of MKU law school aw scholar Prof Tushar Kanti – Law of Tort and Consumer Justice; Legal Saha is the new dean, Mount Methods, Legal Systems and Research, Con- Kenya University School of Law stitution of Lesotho; and Law of Contract (MKU SoL). He was appointed –Theories and Principles. Lto this position in April 2018. Prof Saha is currently polishing his Widely travelled and vastly published, latest book titled, Constitution of Kenya the law scholar, lecturer, examiner and – Architecture, Structure and Texture. It is university administrator brings a wealth signed by a publisher in the Netherlands. of experience to MKU SoL. His academic journey, right from his Refereed journals university education to teaching and Prof Saha has also contributed to more management, has taken him to different than 10 chapters of various books. He countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and has published 20 papers to refereed America. journals and a host of other articles and publications focusing on intellectual Special relationship with Africa property rights and environmental law. Prof Saha has a special relationship with He has visited close to 100 countries Africa, where he has taught law or man- on academic missions and presented aged institutions at the highest levels. He papers in national and international con- has served in various capacities in more ferences. than seven universities in sub-Saharan Africa. He has taught and managed in Academic achievements Kenya, Ghana, Uganda, Eritrea, Lesotho, Prof Saha undertook his three-year Bar- Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Sudan, rister-at-Law course at Lincoln’s Inn, Lon- amassing immense experience along the don, with Lady Edwina Mountbatten way. Award for Commonwealth Students. Prof Tushar Kanti Saha Prof Saha’s association with MKU He obtained his LLB from the Univer- stretches back to 2015 when he was a sity of London and received his Master’s visiting don. He also once served at Kenyatta Univer- ra in Eritrea. Degree in Law (LLM) standing First in Immediately before his recent appoint- sity (KU) School of Law as professor of Order of Merit and PhD (Law) from ment as dean of MKU SoL, Prof Saha public law. That was from 2014 to 2016. Seven law books India’s oldest university, University of was visiting professor at Mount Crest He was the coordinator of Postgraduate Over the last two decades, Prof Saha has Calcutta.
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