CLACLE Blog /clacle-blog Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:44:18 +0300 en-gb CLACLE Blog Symposium 2026: Legal Aid Act @10 – Successes, Challenges, and the Future of Access to Justice in Kenya – The documentation barrier to Legal Aid: A case of the Nubian Community and the limits of the Legal Aid (General) Regulations in Kenya /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 /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 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.

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CLACLE Blog Symposium 2026: Legal Aid Act @10 – Successes, Challenges, and the Future of Access to Justice in Kenya – From Representation to Legal Empowerment: Rethinking Access to Justice under Article 48 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and the Legal /clacle-blog/from-representation-to-legal-empowerment-rethinking-access-to-justice-under-article-48-of-the-constitution-of-kenya-2010-and-the-legal /clacle-blog/from-representation-to-legal-empowerment-rethinking-access-to-justice-under-article-48-of-the-constitution-of-kenya-2010-and-the-legal “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.”[1]

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CLACLE Blog Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:01:00 +0300
CLACLE Blog Symposium 2026: Legal Aid Act @10 – Successes, Challenges, and the Future of Access to Justice in Kenya – Symposium Introduction /clacle-blog/legal-aid-act-10-successes-challenges-and-the-future-of-access-to-justice-in-kenya-symposium-introduction /clacle-blog/legal-aid-act-10-successes-challenges-and-the-future-of-access-to-justice-in-kenya-symposium-introduction Three months ago, the Centre for Legal Aid and Clinical Legal Education (CLACLE), Ƶ 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.[1]

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