The government, through the Council of Legal Education (CLE), has released an official list of institutions authorized to offer legal education in Kenya as of June 2025.
In a notice dated Tuesday, July 8, 2025, CLE confirmed that only institutions listed in the update are currently licensed to offer legal training at the Diploma, Degree, and Master’s levels.
“Under the provisions of the Legal Education Act, Chapter 168, the following are the only licensed Legal Education Providers and approved Legal Education Programmes in Kenya,” the notice read in part.
At the Master of Laws (LL.M.) level, four universities have been approved to run postgraduate law programmes. Strathmore Law School received the longest accreditation, with its license valid until April 17, 2030. The Catholic University of Eastern Africa’s Faculty of Law is licensed until September 21, 2028, while Mount Kenya University School of Law has approval to run the LL.M. programme until March 23, 2026.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) School of Law is also cleared to offer Master’s level legal education, with its license valid until June 20, 2028.
At the undergraduate level, CLE has licensed only 18 institutions to offer the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) programme across the country. Among the universities with valid accreditation are Umma University School of Law, Africa Nazarene University School of Law, and Chuka University School of Law.
The Council emphasized that only the listed institutions are legally permitted to provide legal education, and any programmes outside the list are not recognized.
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