Republic v Council For Legal Education & 3others & another [2014] KEHC 7350 (KLR)

Facts

The applicants Gregory Odhiambo Ndege, Naanyu Letipila, Duncan Taalam Kimutai, and Felix Momanyi Manoti sought orders of judicial review to quash the decision of the 1st and 2nd respondents (Council for Legal Education and Kenya School of Law) denying them direct admission to the Kenya School of Law or barring them from writing the pre-bar examination.

Issues

1. Whether the applicants have sat the pre-bar examination and passed.
2. Whether the applicants are entitled to apply for and be considered for admission to the Kenya School of Law.
3. Whether the issue of admission is a separate consideration from the grant of leave and the Motion has been dealt with by the 1st and 2nd respondents.

Reasoning

The applicants have sat for and passed the pre-bar examination. Under Schedule 2 of the Kenya School of Law Act, 2012, they are entitled to apply for and be considered for admission to the Kenya School of Law. The consideration and decision, whether or not they are admitted, is a separate matter and constitutes a separate cause of action.

Outcome

Dismissed

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