List of Institutions Licensed to Offer Law Programmes in Kenya

The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has published an updated list of institutions licensed to offer law programmes in Kenya. The notice, released on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, shows the specific universities and colleges approved to offer Masters, Bachelor’s, and Diploma courses in law.

According to the notice, only four universities are licensed to offer Masters of Law (LL.M), 16 universities to offer Bachelor of Law (LL.B), and four institutions to offer a Diploma in Law, effective from December 31, 2025.

The CLE emphasized that these licenses are issued under the Legal Education Act (Chapter 16B, Laws of Kenya), and only the listed institutions are legally allowed to provide legal education during the specified period.

Masters of Law (LL.M) programmes

• Mount Kenya University School of Law
• Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Faculty of Law
• Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT) School of Law
• Strathmore Law School

Bachelor of Law (LL.B) programmes

• Egerton University Faculty of Law
• Kabarak University School of Law
• CUEA Faculty of Law
• Strathmore Law School
• Maseno University School of Law
• South Eastern Kenya University School of Law
• JKUAT School of Law
• Riara Law School
• Kenyatta University School of Law
• Daystar University – Athi River Campus
• University of Embu School of Law
• Kisii University School of Law
• Mount Kenya University – Parklands Campus
• Zetech University School of Law
• Tom Mboya University School of Law
• Tharaka University School of Law

Diploma in Law programmes

• CUEA Faculty of Law
• Mount Kenya University – Parklands Campus
• Kisii University School of Law
• Kenya School of Law

The CLE also noted that the following universities are pending licensing to offer Bachelor of Law programmes:

• UMMA University School of Law
• Africa Nazarene University School of Law
• Chuka University Faculty of Law
• Moi University School of Law
• University of Nairobi – Parklands Campus