ABOUT THE COURSE 

The Kenya School of Law is pleased to mount a very practical, hands-on 5-day course on Legislative Drafting tailored specifically to the legal personnel working in various cadres in County Governments. This course seeks to build capacity for drafting and analyzing legislative proposals as well as related policy issues. It also addresses the question of translating policy into law.

INTENDED PARTICIPANTS

This Course is tailored for County counsel working in different County Governments, as well as officers in those governments who are engaged in policy-making and legislative processes.

FACULTY

The Kenya School of Law has assembled a team of legislative drafting experts led by well-known legislative drafters.

CERTIFICATION

Certificates of participation will be issued at the end of the training.

GOAL OF TRAINING

The Constitution of Kenya 2010 established a new order pursuant to which society must respond by relooking at the existing laws and policies and developing new legislative agenda to align with its dictates. Some laws are now obsolete; some require reform. County Governments have made a significant number of laws in the last ten years. Other laws need to be created by County Governments.

Much as the Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides that legislative authority in the County vests in the County Assembly [art. 185(1)], it also provides that “A county executive committee may prepare proposed legislation for consideration by the county assembly” [art. 183(2)] Often the County Executive makes policies and legislative proposals which may be debated and passed by the County Assembly. To do this, the two arms of County Government employs attorneys or lawyers and other professional to help in matters of policy and legislation. These officers not only participate in scrutiny of policies and legislation, but often draft these policies and laws.

This course seeks to build capacity of staff involved in legislative process in drafting of laws and regulations. It will address the question of designing public policy from which laws and regulations often flow.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course participant will be able to:

1.     Show demonstrable knowledge and appreciation of the subject of converting policy into legislation;

2.     Demonstrate mastery of the key issues in legislative process;

3.     Demonstrate a good grasp of the fundamental principles in legislative drafting;

4.     Identify opportunities in, and deepen understanding of, legislative drafting;

5.     Apply legislative drafting principles in drafting of a legislative sentence or provision;

6.     Scrutinise legislative and policy proposals and make positive input;

7.     Draft legislative provisions, including Bills and regulations as well as other Assembly documents.

YOUR INVESTMENT: Kshs. 75,400 (tuition 65,000; VAT Kshs. 10,400) (covers stationery, lunch and refreshments.

CPD POINTS: members of the Law Society of Kenya who attend and complete the training will be entitled, on payment of extra 1,000.00 to be awarded 3 CPD points. Payment of this sum shall be effected during the training, as will be directed by theorganizers of the training.

Application Process

Application should be made ONLINE through the platform. Please log at: https://services.ksl.ac.ke/web/login and sign in (if already registered) or sign up and register for the course.

Fees should be deposited in the School’s account: (Account No. 202 2029 110 Absa Bank PLC, ABSA Plaza Branch, Nairobi, Kenya) and the bank slip or evidence of electronic funds transfer presented to the Finance Office, Karen. 

Please note that your registration and proof of payment should be complete by Monday 22^nd April, 2024, to enable us to adequately prepare for the course.

Contacts:

For any query, contact the Course Coordinator, Mr. Isaac Kuloba, Asst. Director, CPD,            on ikuloba@ksl.ac.ke, or Jacqueline jacqueline@ksl.ac.ke; Christine cmwanza@ksl.ac.ke  

Theme: Practical Drafting Process

CPD Points: 3