The Council of Legal Education (CLE) on Tuesday published the names of universities authorized to offer law courses within Kenya.

In a notice in local dailies, the council announced that these universities are the only institutions and programs cleared by the state to provide legal education.

Specifically, four institutions have been approved to offer master's programs, 18 to offer Bachelor of Laws degrees, and five to offer a Diploma in Law. Notably, the University of Nairobi was absent from the list of approved master's programs, and Kenyatta University has a pending application for licensing or renewal to offer a Master of Laws (LLM).

Below is the list of universities cleared to offer law courses:

Master of Laws Program

1. Strathmore Law School
2. Mount Kenya University School of Law
3. Catholic University of Eastern Africa Faculty of Law
4. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology School of Law

Bachelor of Laws Program

1. UMMA University School of Law
2. Africa Nazarene University School of Law
3. Chuka University Faculty of Law
4. Moi University School of Law
5. University of Nairobi Faculty of Law - Parklands Campus
6. Egerton University Faculty of Law
7. Kabarak University School of Law
8. Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Faculty of Law
9. Strathmore Law School
10. Maseno University School of Law
11. South Eastern University of Kenya School of Law
12. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology School of Law
13. Riara Law School
14. Kenyatta University School of Law
15. Daystar University School of Law - Athi River Campus
16. University of Embu School of Law
17. Kisii University School of Law
18. Mount Kenya University School of Law - Parklands Campus

Diploma in Law Program

1. Kenya Institute of Management
2. Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) Faculty of Law
3. Mount Kenya University School of Law - Parklands Campus Faculty of Law
4. Kisii University School of Law
5. Kenya School of Law