KENYA: CUEA School of Law Gets Full Accreditation
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News
The Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) has received full accreditation to offer Degree (LLB) programmes. According to the information received from CUEA, the full accreditation is valid for a period of four (4) years after which the institution will be re-evaluated for compliance.
“After two years of hard work and struggle with the Council of Legal Education, we are finally there. Our law program has been accredited for the next four years and for the first time in almost a year, we are able to admit new students to the Faculty of Law,” said Prof Justus Mbae, the university’s Vice chancellor in his circular addressed to CUEA staff.
In January 2016, the government Commission for University Education (CUE) launched a crucial audit of public and private Universities in Kenya. Professor David Some, Chief Executive at CUE, claimed that the Commission had placed more than a dozen university campuses under review, giving the institutions 90 days to address issues raised as part of the review. This was to ensure that all universities and their campuses adhere to the guidelines set in regard to accreditation of courses, establishment of institutions and setting up of adequate facilities.
“We thank God for this new development and although the University has spent huge resources in order to meet the demands and expectations of the Council of Legal Education, we are proud to think that this school is now much stronger and much better equipped to produce even better law graduates than has been the case in the past,” Prof Mbae said.
CUEA School of Law was established in 2005 and has been the backbone of the university having been among the leading faculties in terms of students’ admission. Currently, it comes second after School of Business with a population of 1364 students. The students Population of CUEA as at the moment stands at slightly over 7,000 and these are spread over six Faculties (Theology, Art & Social Sciences, Commerce, Education, Science and Law) and five Institutes, which include Centre for Social Justice and Ethics, Institute of Canon Law, Institute for Regional Integration and Development, and Library and Information Science. It also houses the AMECEA Pastoral Institute at Gaba Campus.
“Our sincere thanks go to the Dean of the Faculty of Law for his leadership and dedication to the cause. We thank all the staff and students of the Faculty of Law for believing in the University and for their patience. Above all, we thank the ‘Ad. Hoc’ Committee appointed by the Vice Chancellor to spearhead preparations towards achieving full accreditation status,” the Vice Chancellor said.
∽End∽
