THE VIVID EYE

I set to imagine what an introduction of pre-bar exams portends for aspiring lawyers, the profession and the parents who bid their all for their children’s education. Clearly, there is an urgent need to revisit the curriculum. I also understand that the law profession is flooded with every Tom, Dick and Harry who all aspire    to set shop as lawyers despite their obvious lackluster education. All that, to some extent, vindicates every effort to devise stringent regulations for admission to Kenya School of Law. But it turns ugly when you know it is the dreams and ambitions of many an innocent student you are going to wreck Yearly, throngs of ambitious students apply to leading institutions that offer law with the sole aim of reveling in the prestige associated with legal scholarship and practice. As years go by, the stakes go higher so that only the most deserving ultimately make it through the process. This is the backdrop of a slew of regulatory measures ensuing, especially