Manfred Lachs Moot Court Competition in South Africa

MKU Parklands School of Law in Parklands, Nairobi is a centre of excellence in legal training. It has some of the best facilities in the region including an ultra-modern Moot Court and a well-stocked library

Mount Kenya University School of Law was declared Best Orators at the Manfred Lachs International Space law Moot Court Competition held in Pretoria, South Africa, on the 26th and 27th May 2016.

The Space law competition compromise dealt with complex matters of damage and liability caused by space objects. The students were required to defend and argue for the two states (Rastalia and Banche) that were involved in the launching and de-orbiting of the above mentioned space objects.

The School of Law orators impressed the judges to emerge top at the East African Region by crushing two teams from Makerere University.

The MKU team also emerged second in the Oral rounds by tying with the University of Pretoria for the second runner-up position. The difference in the oral rounds between the winners, Orifowomo University from Nigeria, and Mount Kenya University, was only one point.

More scholarships for refugee students at MKU

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mount Kenya University that will see more students from the world’s largest refugee camp get sponsorship to study at MKU.

DRC provides protection, livelihood and scholarships to refugee students. The organisation, which works closely with the Department of Refugee Affairs and the Refugee Consortium of Kenya, is currently supporting over 80 students at MKU by paying their school fees, maintenance and medical carecosts. The students are from Daadab and Kakuma Refugee Camps.

The sponsored students are currently undertaking their studies at the university’s various Schools.

MKU Vice-Chancellor, Prof Stanley Waudo, appreciated the role DRC was playing in helping transform the lives of the refugees.

DRC Country Director, David Kang’ethe will in the near future deliver a Public Lecture on “Refugee Management” at MKU Thika Main Campus.