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Revised Student Guide 2022

The document provides information on the Advocates Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law for the 2022-2024 academic years. It outlines the course structure, term dates, assessment criteria and rules for passing the programme. Students must complete courses, projects, oral exams, written Bar exams administered by the CLE, and a supervised pupilage period to graduate from the programme.

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Revised Student Guide 2022

The document provides information on the Advocates Training Programme at the Kenya School of Law for the 2022-2024 academic years. It outlines the course structure, term dates, assessment criteria and rules for passing the programme. Students must complete courses, projects, oral exams, written Bar exams administered by the CLE, and a supervised pupilage period to graduate from the programme.

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KENYA SCHOOL OF LAW

2022 - 2024 ACADEMIC YEARS

STUDENT INFORMATION GUIDE

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Kenya School of Law. We look forward to making your stay with
us both comfortable and time worthy. You are requested to carefully read and
understand the contents of this Student Information Guide and seek
clarification if need be. Such clarification can be sought from the Assistant
Director, Advocates Training Programme, Coordinator, Paralegal Training
Programme(PTP), Principal Officer, Academic Services, the Principal Librarian,
or the any other head of respective department/section.

Students should familiarize themselves with the following pieces of legislation


and policies among others:
• Kenya School of Law Act, 2012
• Kenya School of Law (Training Programmes) Regulations, 2015
• The Legal Education Act and the attendant regulations.
• Advocates Act
• Kenya School of Law Fees Policy
• Kenya School of Law Student Welfare Policy
• Kenya School of Law Examination Policy
• Kenya School of Law Credit Policy

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1. ADVOCATES TRAINING PROGRAMME (ATP)

The ATP offices are located at the Karen Campus, Academics Complex, first
floor (Gate A).

A. General

Teaching
Teaching in the Advocates’ Training Programme (the ATP) shall be conducted
on a clinical basis.

Classes and Firms


Class lists as well as firm lists shall be posted on the School website at the
beginning of the academic year. Each class shall, within the first week of class,
elect a class representative and a deputy class representative who shall be the
liaison persons between the Class,the Student Governing Council, and the
School’s administration. Each class shall be divided into “firms” which shall
constitute study groups where legal problems and issues shall be thoroughly
discussed. Each firm shall have a firm leader and a deputy firm leader who
must not be of the same gender.

There will be moot court sessions which shall be simulations of actual law
firms in practice.

The hours provided for firm meetings must be observed. It is expected that
such meetings shall be discussion forums for such problems as may be given
by course instructors. Firm leaders shall facilitate those meetings and ensure
that proper minutes are kept. A student must attend at least 75% of all firm
meetings held through out the academic year in order to be graded.

Each class shall have a class supervisor who shall be a member of the
academic staff. The class supervisor shall be the contact person for each class
particularly with respect to academic matters.

Students are encouraged to continually consult their class supervisors on


issues concerning their studies at the School.

B. Course Programme

Instruction shall take a clinical approach (learning by doing) and shall


therefore be a combination of problem questions for discussion, simulation,
role-plays, interactive seminars and moot courts. Course instructors assigned

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to the designated courses shall facilitate discussion. The designated courses
are:

1. ATP 100 - Civil Litigation

2. ATP 101 - Criminal Litigation

3. ATP 102 - Probate and Administration

4. ATP 103 - Legal Writing and Drafting

5. ATP 104 - Trial Advocacy

6. ATP 105 - Professional Ethics and Practice

7. ATP 106 - Legal Practice Management

8. ATP 107 - Conveyancing

9. ATP 108 - Commercial Transactions

10. Pupillage

Moot courts and Legal Aid Clinics shall be organized and coordinated by the
Coodinator, Legal Clinics in accordance with such instructions as may be
issued from time to time. The class supervisors shall supervise the conduct of
moot courts throughout the academic year. Students are required to familiarize
themselves with the Moot Court Handbook for clear guidelines on the subject.

C. Term Dates

The Training Programme dates for the 2023/2024 academic year are as
follows:

NO. ACTIVITY START DATE END DATE


TERM ONE ACTIVITIES

1. PRE BAR EXAMINATIONS 9TH JANUARY, 11TH JANUARY, 2023


2023
2. REGISTRATION OF CLASS 16TH JANUARY, 3RD FEBRUARY, 2023
2023/2024 STUDENTS 2023
3. DIRECTOR’S INAUGURAL 2nd FEBRUARY, 2023
LECTURE / ORIENTATION

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4. TERM ONE LECTURES (11 6TH FEBRUARY, 22ND APRIL, 2023
WEEKS) 2023
5. TERM ONE BREAK 23RD APRIL, 2023 29TH APRIL 2023
6. ISSUANCE OF PROJECT 13TH MARCH, 2023 17TH MARCH, 2023
WORK
7. SUBMISSION OF DEGREE 31ST MARCH, 2023
CERTIFICATES DEADLINE
TERM TWO ACTIVITIES

1. TERM TWO LECTURES (11 2ND MAY, 2023 15TH JULY, 2023
WEEKS)
2. PAYMENT OF FEES 7TH JULY, 2023
DEADLINE
3. SUBMISSION OF PROJECT 17TH JULY, 2023 21st JULY, 2023
WORK & TERM BREAK (First day of (Last day of students
students handing handing in)
in)
4. ORAL EXAMINATIONS 24TH JULY, 2023 18TH AUGUST, 2023
BEGIN
(4 WEEKS)
TERM THREE ACTIVITIES

1. TERM THREE LECTURES 21ST AUGUST, 3RD NOVEMBER, 2023


(11 WEEKS) 2023
2. WRITTEN BAR CLE to CLE to communicate
EXAMINATIONS communicate
TERM FOUR ACTIVITY

1. PUPILAGE 8TH JANUARY, 31ST JULY, 2024 (see


2024 approved pupillage
centres on the school
website)
2. GRADUATION – 2022 CLASS 16TH NOVEMBER,
2023

ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025


1. Pre Bar Examinations 8th -10th January, 2024

2. REGISTRATION FOR THE 15TH JANUARY, 2024


ATP 2023/2024 CLASS

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D. Rules governing passing in the ATP

Before a student can pass the ATP, he/she shall be subjected to four types of
assessment as follows:

a) Project work
This shall be undertaken by each firm at the end of Term 1 in all the nine
designated courses on such topics, as the examiner shall determine. It shall be
presented as a project work report and shall be marked out of 20. Firm leaders
must ensure participation of all firm members and which should be reflected in
signed minutes. A student who is not graded for failure to attend and
participate in firm meetings shall be required to repeat the project work with
the subsequent cohort of students upon payment of tuition fee for the unit(s).

b) Oral examination.
This viva voce examination shall be taken towards the end of Term 2. Each
student shall appear before a panel of two examiners and shall be examined on
cross-cutting practical issues in all or any combination of the nine courses for
not more than 10 minutes. Any student who fails to take the oral examination
shall not be eligible to take the written examination.

The student shall be examined on content, knowledge and comprehension of


substance examined; presentation; audibility; composure and etiquette. This
examination shall be graded out of 20 and attributed to all the designated
courses.

There is no provision for a retake or remarking of the oral examination.

c) Written examinations
At the end of Term 3, students shall sit a written examination in each of the
nine courses. The written examinations are administered by the Council of
Legal Education (CLE) who will provide a notice and timetable before the
commencement of the examinations.

d) Supervised pupilage.

This shall run in Term 4 from January to the end of July 2023 and is open to
those who have already sat for the Bar examinations. Students shall be
required to furnish a Registration of Pupilage Certificate (Form D) and a duly
executed pupilage deed from an Advocate of at least five (5) years standing to
the effect that such Advocate has accepted to take the student as a Pupil. This
should be accompanied by a copy of the Pupil Master’s current practice
certificate together with copies of practicing certificates for any previous 5
years. During pupilage, students are expected to maintain a daily log of their

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activities in the Pupilage Workbook which shall be issued upon filing of proper
pupilage documentation outlined above.

The administration of the pupilage programme shall be based on the criteria


set out under section 13 of the Advocates Act, that is to say, “instruction in the
proper business, practice and employment of an advocate.”

The following shall constitute the content of pupilage instruction:

i. Client Care:

• Interviewing
• Counseling
• Opinion writing

ii. Litigation (Criminal/Civil)/Dispute resolution

iii. Conveyancing/Commercial Practice

iv. Drafting (leases, sale agreements etc.)

v. Professional Ethics & Etiquette

vi. Office Practice & Management ( use of office technology, records)

vii. Management (time management, money management)

A law firm or legal department that is able to effectively instruct on at least


75% of the above may be allowed to take pupils. A pupil master should not
take/supervise more than 2 pupils per academic year without the written
authority of the Director.

Pupilage hours run through official working hours from Monday to Friday.
Students must be present throughout this Practical training and shall not
carry on any other employment. This training is a full time course. Kenya
School of Law supervisors shall from time to time call on the places of pupilage
to assess students’ progress which includes but is not limited to, examining the
Pupilage Workbook

If a student does not satisfy the requirements of the Pupilage programme, such
Student shall be liable to repeat the exercise.

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At the end of the pupilage programme, the pupil master shall forward a
confidential report on the performance at pupilage of the student and the
student shall file a Certificate of Completion of pupilage duly signed by the
Pupil master. In addition, the student shall file a duly completed Pupilage
Workbook.

Student are adviced to keenly read the Pupillage Deed for further requirements
and conditions during the pupillage period.

E. LEGAL AID CLINICS

During residential training, the Coordinator, Legal Aid Clinics shall organize
legal aid outreach matters programmes to prisons and public camps in various
parts of the country. In the outreach programmes, students will get to interview
live clients under the supervision of lecturers. Students are encouraged to
participate in these programmes to develop client care and interview skills.

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2. PARALEGAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (PTP)
The Paralegal Training Programme (PTP) is located at the Town Campus,
Development House, 5th and 6th Floors, Moi Avenue, Nairobi.

A. Duration and Pattern of the Programme

i) The PTP shall last for a minimum period of two (2) academic years
comprising of three (3) terms of lectures offered by the School in each
academic year.

ii) To qualify for the award of the Diploma in Law (Paralegal Studies),
candidates must complete the course of studying not less than two (2)
academic years and not more than three(3) academic years.

iii) The course shall be offered in terms using an approved curriculum.


The programme consists of twenty-four (24) subjects and a supervised
attachment at the end of the second year. A timetable will be availed to
the students through the school’s noticeboard at the beginning of every
term.

iv) Instruction shall be undertaken using lectures, group discussion,


problem questions for discussion, simulation, role-plays and interactive
seminars.

v) The supervised attachment shall be served at the end of the second year
at an approved institution for a minimum period of 3 months. This will
be on a full-time basis and supervised by the School.

The designated courses are:

NO COURSE CODE UNIT


YEAR ONE – TERM 1
1 CPTP 100 Computer Applications and ICT
2 PTP 100 Introduction to Law & Legal
Systems
3 PTP 101 Elements of Contract Law
4 PTP 102 Elements of Property Law
YEAR ONE – TERM 2
5 CPTP 101 Communication Skills
6 PTP 103 Elements of Commercial Law
7 PTP 104 General Principles of
Constitutional Law
8 PTP 105 Conveyancing
YEAR ONE – TERM 3

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9 PTP 106 Elements of Law of Business
Associations
10 PTP 107 Elements of Criminal Law
11 PTP 108 Family Law
12 PTP 109 Civil Procedure
YEAR 2 – TERM 1
13 PTP 200 Law of Succession
14 PTP 201 Law of Torts
15 PTP 202 Criminal Procedure
16 PTP 203 Fundamentals of Office Practice
and Management
YEAR TWO – TERM 2
17 PTP 204 Fundamentals of Book-Keeping
and Accounting
18 PTP 205 Introduction to Alternative Dispute
Resolution
19 PTP 206 Introduction to Human Rights
20 PTP 208 Introduction to Environmental Law
YEAR TWO – TERM 3
21 PTP 207 Ethics and Professionalism
22 PTP 209 Employment Law
23 PTP 210 Records Management
24 PTP 211 Introduction to Legal Research and
Writing
25 PTP 212 3 months Attachment

E. Structure

Each term shall run for a period of 13 weeks consisting of 10 lecture weeks, 1
dead week after the completion of the lecture weeks and 2 examination weeks.
In effect each term will have 30 contact hours per subject.

F. Term Dates

The 2023/2023 academic year term dates are as follows:

TERM ACTIVITY DATES


1 REGISTRATION {NEW 15TH AUGUST, 2022 – 25TH AUGUST,
STUDENTS} 2022
2. ORIENTATION {NEW 29TH AUGUST, 2022 @ 10.00AM
STUDENTS}

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3. TEACHING DATES 29TH AUGUST, 2022 – 4TH
TERM ONE (CONTINUING & NEW NOVEMBER, 2022
STUDENTS)
4. DEAD WEEK 7TH NOVEMBER, 2022 – 11TH
NOVEMBER, 2022
5. EXAMINATION DATES 14TH NOVEMBER, 2022 – 24TH
NOVEMBER, 2022
6. BREAK 25TH NOVEMBER, 2022 – 2ND
DECEMBER, 2022

1. TEACHING DATES 5TH DECEMBER, 2022 – 3RD MARCH,


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TERM TWO 2. DEAD WEEK 6TH MARCH, 2023 – 10TH MARCH,
2023
3. EXAMINATION DATES 13TH MARCH, 2023 – 23RD MARCH,
2023
4. BREAK 24TH MARCH, 2023 – 31ST MARCH,
2023

1. TEACHING DATES 3RD APRIL, 2023 – 9TH JUNE, 2023


TERM 2. DEAD WEEK 12TH JUNE, 2023 - 16TH JUNE,
THREE 2023
3. EXAMINATION DATES 19TH JUNE, 2022 – 29TH JUNE, 2023
END OF 2022 – 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

1. THREE (3) MONTHS 1ST AUGUST, 2023 – 31ST OCTOBER,


ATTACHMENT FOR 2023
SECOND YEAR STUDENTS

G. Examinations

Examinations under the Paralegal Training Programme are governed by the


Kenya School of Law (Training Regulations), 2015 and the Kenya School of Law
Examinations Policy. Specifically, only students who have attended two-thirds
of all the classes in a term and have completed payment of school fees
prescribed for a particular term at least two weeks before the examination week
(before week 9) shall be registered for the examinations.

F. Graduation

For a student to be eligible to graduate, an ATP student must have cleared with
the School and paid the requisite graduation Fees. As student in the PTP must
have have passed in each of the 24 subjects, serve the supervised attachment,
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clear with the School, and pay the requisite graduation fees in order to
graduate.

3. THE LIBRARY

The main School Library is located at the Academic Complex, Karen Campus
(Gate A) while a smaller library dedicated to the Paralegal Training Programme
(PTP) is located at the Town Campus, 6th Floor.

a) Library Hours

Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m to 8:00 p.m


Saturdays: 9:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m
Sundays and Public Holidays: Closed

b) Borrowing and returning of material and circulation

i. Students are allowed to borrow upto two books at a time for a


period of one week.
ii. Late returns attract a fine of Ksh. 20.00 per book for each day
where the book is overdue.
iii. Students must settle any overdue loan before they are permitted to
borrow again.
iv. Students with either overdue fines or lost library book(s) or both
will be denied clearance from the School until the said balances
are settled.

c) Information Literacy

Information Literacy and Competency Training (ILCT) takes place at the


beginning of each academic year for ATP. PTP students are trained at the
beginning of the first year.

d) Online resources include e-books and e-journals.

e) Library Contacts:- [email protected]

Students are encouraged to visit the Schools’ website for more information
regarding library rules and regulations

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4. ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

Academic support services are provided in the Academic Services Department


located in the main Administration Block, first floor (Gate C), Karen Campus.
The services include:
a. Registration of new students;
b. Generation and issuance of student identification cards;
c. Allocation of classes and firms;
d. Examination registration and timetabling;
e. Examinations custody and processing;
f. Printing and issuance of transcripts and diploma certificates;
g. Issuance and receiving of Pupillage and attachment documentation;
h. Issuance of Graduation attire;
i. Student welfare and counselling support;
j. Enforcement of Student discipline;
k. Custody of student records;
l. General academic enquiries.

5. INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) SUPPORT


SERVICES

The ICT department is located at the main Administration Building, ground


floor, (Gate C), Karen Campus.

A. General
The first point of contact with ICT is during the application and registration on
the portal where all applications are received and forwarded for consideration
and decision making.

B. ICT support services

i) Website
ICT uploads and maintains the website to keep the relevant school information
up to date and to maintain accurate communication to the outside world.

ii) Network:
ICT provides intercommunication of devices both cabled and wireless in the
school, provides support and maintenance of the network infrastructure, WiFi
and other devices for ease of communication.

ii) Online Classes


ICT provides support to the online classes through creating class links,
recording and uploading of the same onto the eLearning platform.
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iii) Equipment

ICT provides public address systems and projectors used during the physical
classes, meetings and School events.

iv) Photography and videography


ICT provides support in recording, editing, documenting and archiving
of school activities for communication and future use.

6. FINANCE DEPARTMENT

The Finance Department is located at the main Administration Building, first


floor, (Gate C), Karen Campus. The department receipts all payments made to
the School. It also generates invoices and fees statements and coordinates the
disbursement of HELB loans.

Payment of fees

This is guided by the fee policy which requires the student to pay 75% of the
required fee during registration.

Fees may be paid in any of the following forms


a) Direct bank deposit to the bank.
b) Banker’s cheques addressed to the KENYA SCHOOL OF LAW
c) Electronic funds transfer to the school account.

The bank details are


Bank Name Cooperative Bank of Kenya
Account Name: Kenya School of Law
Bank Account Number 01129706350500
Branch: Karen
Branch Code: 11135
Swift Code: KCOOKENA

Payment can be made any branch country wide.

7. HOSPITALITY SERVICES

The Hospitality Section is located in main Administration Block, ground floor


(Gate C), Karen Campus.

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A. Meal Service
The School provides meals in the students’ cafeteria (Gate a) at affordable
prices on a pay-as-you-eat basis. Students are asked to strictly observe
meal times as no food shall be served after these hours.

Breakfast: 7.00 a.m. – 8.00 a.m.


Lunch: 12.30 p.m. – 1.45 p.m.
Supper: 7.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m.

B. Accommodation

The school offers limited single occupant accommodation on first-come-


first served basis. Each occupang will be provided with a bed, mattress,
pillow, chair and a study table. An occupant is required to provide their
own beddings and personal effects.
Please note that acceptance of hostel accommodation means that you
will abide by the following regulations governing use of the hostels.

i) Allocation of rooms will be the prerogative of the School through


the Housekeeper. Once room allocations have been made, no
changes are permitted without the written permission of the
Housekeeper.

ii) Room keycards will be issued to students at the beginning of every


semester and remain the responsibility of the occupant to whom
they were issued. Keycards should be returned to the Housekeeper
at the end of every term. A fine of Kes.1000 will be charged for
replacement of lost keycard.

iii) Payments should be made by 5th of the subsequent month.


For the month of January students will pay kes.5,000 as a
booking fee which is nonrefundable. At the end of every semester
each student shall be held accountable of their room until cleared.
In case a student wishes to check out of the hostel before the end
of the agreed period of occupation a one month notice must be
issued failure to which one month rent will charged.

iv) Quiet Hours


In order to provide a conducive studying environment, radios and
television sets must be played at a volume that does not disturb
other occupants.

Banging of doors and loitering along the corridors is prohibited

v) Safety Concerns

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The following are prohibited in the hostels and failure to comply
may lead to disciplinary action being taken:
• Use of cooking and heating appliances
• Weapons of any kind in the residence
• Drug abuse within the School premises.
• Outsiders coming to clean students clothes at any given time

vi) Hostel Guests


Day scholars or any guest visiting the hostels shall not be allowed
to sleepover and in case you are caught disciplinary action will be
taken against you with a fine of kes. 5,000 per day.

vii) Room Care


All students are responsible to keep their room clean failure to
which you will be vacated from the room. Nails are not to be driven
into the walls or furnishings; pictures are not to be pasted on the
walls to avoid a fine of kes.3,000 for repainting.

viii) Room Damages


The Room occupant will be responsible for the damaged of water
heater, sockets, walls, curtains and sheers, toilet, sink and taps

ix) Room Courtesy


No student should enter the room of other students without the
permission of the occupant. Students should lock their rooms
whenever they leave. The School shall not be held responsible for
any loss of personal items.

x) Laundry Areas
Hanging lines are to be shared and outsiders are NOT ALLOWED
to clean students’ clothes at any one given time.

xi) Meal Service


The School provides meals at the students’ cafeteria at reasonable
prices on a pay-as-you eat basis.
Students shall not carry plates, cutleries, cups and soda bottles
from the cafeteria to their rooms.
Random checks will be done once in a month a fine of kes.500 will
apply for any cafeteria item found in the hostel room.
NB:
The cafeteria shall remain closed when the ATP is in recess.

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8. Communication Section

The Communications Section is located in the main Administration Block,


ground floor (Gate C), Karen Campus.

The School has various communication channels which include emails;


Telephone, Social media and letters and face to face.

i) Email addresses

The key emails are: [email protected] and [email protected]. However


there are other specific emails depending on the nature of your request. These
include [email protected], ICT support [email protected], Academic issues
[email protected] among others. Students are encourange to utilize
the relevant email for you’re a quick response to their requests.

ii) Telephone numbers

The operational School telephone lines are as following:


0202699581/0202699582/0202699583/0202699584/0202699585/02026995
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iii) Social media

The official School Social media handles are:


Twitter -@SchoolofLawKE, Facebook - @KenyaSchoolofLaw, Instagram -
@thekenyaschooloflaw and Linkedin-@thekenyaschooloflaw.

Please not that all the handles have the KSL logo as the profile photo

Students are encouraged to follow, like, retweet and reshare.

iv) Complaints handling

The School is committed to solving all complaints received between 1 – 30 days.


The following are the complaints mechanism channels available: Complaint’s
Email – [email protected], Complaints / Compliment Register Books that
are placed at the front desk of all departments / Sections. Complaints /
Compliment form uploaded on the School website https://www.ksl.ac.ke/

v) Publication

The School has a publication by the name the Kenya School of Law Justice
Newsletter which is published twice per year, in the month of April and
November. Students are requested to participate in this publication by sharing
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articles as per the approved theme for each edition via justice newsletter email
[email protected]

Customer Satisfaction Survey


To improve and meet its customer needs, the School carries out various
surveys such as Customer Satisfaction Survey and Brand Awareness Survey.
Students are requested to participate in such surveys by giving their feedback
through the various research tools.

9. STUDENT WELFARE

The student welfare is guided by the Student Welfare and Support Policy and
the attendant Implementation Guidelines.

a) Student leadership

Student leadership in both the ATP and the PTP will be through elected Class
Representatives who will thereafter elect a Student Governing Council with the
president as the overall Student leader for the respective programme. The
student leadership will be the link between the students and the School
administration in all matters during their stay in the School. Guidance on how
to conduct elections, and other welfare matters are provided for under the
Student Welfare Policy and the attendant Implemention Guidelines.

b) Counselling

The School has a full time Student Welfare and Counselling Officer
serving under the Academic Services Department. The support offered
include:
• Social and Relational issues
• Family issues
• Work place related challenges
• Academic related problems
• Financial challenges.
• Personality issues.
• Lifestyle issues.
• Substance abuse and substance induced traumas.
• Stigma and traumatic experiences
• Stress and stress management.
• Culture related issues
• Sexual harassment and abuse

c) Discipline and Conduct

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i) Dress Code

The School shall maintain a strict dress code for students, which shall be
formal. In particular, the LSK advocates dress code shall apply for students in
the ATP.

ii) Smoking and drug abuse policy

The Kenya School of Law is a non-smoking and drugs abuse zone. Any
defaulter shall be subjected to disciplinary action.

iii) Identification

Upon registration every student shall be issued with a student identity card.
The card must be worn visibly at all times within the School. The card is the
property of the School. Loss must be immediately reported to the Academic
Services Department. A fine of Kshs. 500 shall be imposed for replacement of a
lost card. The card must be surrendered when one is clearing from the School.

iv) Use of designated bus stops

Public service vehicles are by law required to make use of designated bus
stops. Students should therefore not alight or board these vehicles directly at
the turn off to the School.

v) Vehicle inspection

As part of measures taken to enhance the security of the School and its
properties, vehicles entering and exiting the School compound shall be
subjected to a security search. Failure to submit to the search may lead to
disciplinary action. At the point of exit, drivers shall be requested disembark,
open their boots and lower their windows for inspection. Students shall be
required to declare any electronic and/or related equipment upon entry into
the School as proof of ownership. The declaration shall be done by filling
details of such equipment in the visitors’ register, at the gate. Non-motorised
students/visitors with such items shall also be required to register them. Any
items declared shall be cleared upon exit.

v) Fire drills
The School conduct regular fire drills to determine the level of preparedness.
Students will be expected to assemble at the designated fire assembly point once
the fire alarm is heard.
The following should be observed in case of an actual fire outbreak:

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a) sound the fire alarm to warn others;
b) alert School security;
c) attack the fire using available fire-fighting equipment;
d) if the extinguisher does not put out the fire within a minute, leave
immediately;
e) if not in immediate danger, remain at the scene to direct security officers
or firefighters to the fire;
f) do not re-enter the building until the proper authority has given the all
clear;
g) do not waste time salvaging property;
h) if there is smoke, lie low or crawl out;
i) assemble at the fire assembly point;
j) report any missing person to the School security office.

vi) General security

The School has in place a 24-hour CCTV surveillance system.

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