Kenya's Top Private chartered Institution of Higher Learning /clacle-blog 2026-06-16T00:43:58+03:00 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ MYOB 2026-06-16T00:01:00+03:00 2026-06-16T00:01:00+03:00 /clacle-blog/the-documentation-barrier-to-legal-aid-a-case-of-the-nubian-community-and-the-limits-of-the-legal-aid-general-regulations-in-kenya By Oketch Odhiambo*

<p>The Legal Aid Act (No. 6 of 2016) lists stateless persons among those entitled to state-funded legal aid. However, the Legal Aid (General) Regulations (No. 86 of 2022) require every applicant to produce payslips, tax returns, and asset records before their application can be considered. Stateless persons, such as the Nubian community in Kenya, who often live outside the formal systems that generate these documents, find it impossible to meet these requirements.</p>

<p>The Legal Aid Act (No. 6 of 2016) lists stateless persons among those entitled to state-funded legal aid. However, the Legal Aid (General) Regulations (No. 86 of 2022) require every applicant to produce payslips, tax returns, and asset records before their application can be considered. Stateless persons, such as the Nubian community in Kenya, who often live outside the formal systems that generate these documents, find it impossible to meet these requirements.</p> 2026-06-15T00:01:00+03:00 2026-06-15T00:01:00+03:00 /clacle-blog/from-representation-to-legal-empowerment-rethinking-access-to-justice-under-article-48-of-the-constitution-of-kenya-2010-and-the-legal By Joshua Fwamba*

<p><em>“Ignorance of the law is not a defence to me, doesn’t make sense. The Accused should know what they have been accused of and how they are going to defend themselves when they appear in court.”<a href="/#_ftn1" id="_ftnref1">^{<strong>[1]</strong>}</a></em></p>

<p><em>“Ignorance of the law is not a defence to me, doesn’t make sense. The Accused should know what they have been accused of and how they are going to defend themselves when they appear in court.”<a href="/#_ftn1" id="_ftnref1">^{<strong>[1]</strong>}</a></em></p> 2026-06-14T00:01:00+03:00 2026-06-14T00:01:00+03:00 /clacle-blog/legal-aid-act-10-successes-challenges-and-the-future-of-access-to-justice-in-kenya-symposium-introduction By Kelly Malenya* and Rugenge wa Nciko**

<p>Three months ago, the Centre for Legal Aid and Clinical Legal Education (CLACLE), ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ Law Clinic, issued a Call for Submissions for the CLACLE Blog Symposium 2026: Legal Aid Act @10 – Successes, Challenges, and the Future of Access to Justice in Kenya.<a href="/#_ftn1" id="_ftnref1">^[1]</a></p>

<p>Three months ago, the Centre for Legal Aid and Clinical Legal Education (CLACLE), ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ Law Clinic, issued a Call for Submissions for the CLACLE Blog Symposium 2026: Legal Aid Act @10 – Successes, Challenges, and the Future of Access to Justice in Kenya.<a href="/#_ftn1" id="_ftnref1">^[1]</a></p>