@NelsonHavi Why to you pick a fight with everyone and everything that you find on the way? The annual #SCKMootCourtCompetition is both timely and needful for Legal students mentorship
Did you know? Hon. Justice Isaac Lenaola is President of the International Association of Refugee & Migration Judges headquartered in Haarlem.
Next week, he will host the IARMJ conference in Nairobi, bringing judges, magistrates, tribunal members, and legal experts together.
Chief Justice Martha Koome has reiterated the Supreme Court’s commitment to nurturing a new cadre of lawyers grounded in justice, ethics, innovation, and fidelity to the Constitution.
Speaking during the finals of the Supreme Court Moot Court Competition held at the Supreme Court, Nairobi, the CJ affirmed the court’s responsibility to open its doors to the next generation of legal professionals.
She said the competition formed part of the Supreme Court’s broader vision of mentorship and public engagement adding that through the initiative, the court seeks to demystify itself, cultivate young legal minds, and build a bridge between legal education and real-world judicial practice.
CJ Koome explained that this year’s Moot theme; ‘Examining the intersection of Human Rights Law, Administrative Law, Refugee Law and Artificial Intelligence’ aligns with the 14th World Conference of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges, scheduled for next week in Nairobi, is timely, forward-looking, and globally relevant.
“Your engagement with these areas reflects an understanding that the law must constantly evolve to respond to emerging technological, humanitarian, and ethical challenges,” the Chief Justice told the students.
The Competition brought together 16 Law Schools from across the country. Africa Nazarene University emerged the best, the first runners up were Kabarak University while University of Nairobi emerged second runners up.
The moot Court bench comprised of Chief Justice Martha Koome (Presiding), Justice Isaac Lenaola, Justice William Ouko, Justice Katelijne Declerck (Belgium), Justice Catherine Koutsopoulou (Greece) and Justice Maria Torres (Philippines).
This Competition is a flagship component of the Supreme Court of Kenya��s mentorship programme, designed to nurture young legal minds, strengthen advocacy skills, and inspire the next generation of lawyers.
I congratulate and thank Joshua Cheptegei for not squandering his earnings from his talent and hard work. He is putting up a hotel in Kapchorwa, which I was glad to tour between rallies in the Sebei region.
This is a good example of how to use land productively while creating jobs and income, away from the highlands that are prone to landslides. It is exactly what I was talking about earlier, using the lowlands for investment and wealth creation.