DEPARTMENT OF EXAMINATIONS
By dint of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) 2014, the Council of Legal Education was mandated to conduct the Bar examination, previously administered by the Kenya School of Law. Section 8 (1) (f) requires the Council to administer such professional examinations as may be prescribed under Section 13 of the Advocates Act, Cap 16, Laws of Kenya.
In furtherance of its new mandate, the Council of Legal Education administered the first Bar examination in July 2015. The Department of Examinations was institutionalized in October 2015 and spearheaded preparations for the November 2015 Bar examination series, a responsibility it has been discharging since then.