He said adequate government funding was critical to ensure the law school delivered effectively on its mandate. “There is a need to establish and operationalise a structured loan or sponsorship scheme at the law school to ease the financial burden on students undertaking the ATP exams,” he said. Kihara called for an increase in the number of lecturers and facilities at the school in the wake of the proliferation of universities teaching law and the high number of students. “The services of the school should be decentralised to accommodate the high number of entrants to the ATP examinations,” he said. “The country has over 15,000 lawyers but the distribution of the number of practicing advocates has favoured urban areas as opposed to rural areas,” he said.

Source: The Star June 15, 2021 18:56 UTC