SUMBA: Legal conference a great learning opportunity

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Judicial officers, eminent scholars, senior advocates and experts in various fields will be the subject of the 22y8 conference at the Kenya International Convention Center (KICC) whose theme is "Africa's Socio-Economic and Political Future" : The African Union's Agenda 2063 in Perspective "

The keynote speaker being Dr. Benedict Oramah, President and Council Chairman of Egypt's Afrexim Bank, at AU banking partner, there was a better opportunity to dissect the continent's economic and political challenges

The theme of the 2017 AFBA Port Harcourt, Nigeria, conference having been dissecting the legal and regulatory framework for doing busin ess in Africa, with the keynote speaker of the Tanzanian president, Dr. Jakaya Kikwete, this year is one of the most important issues in Africa's development.

the AU's 2063 vision and agenda, the continental body's achievements and its relevance in Africa.

The AU's capacity to be a powerless entity would be an issue for great debate.

For the Kenyan lawyers, the meeting presents a great opportunity to break the legal barriers, do limitless networking and explore new areas in the study and practice of law in various jurisdictions.

There are also sessions on the law of the mining and extractive industry, intellectual property, and the rights of children. property and even sports – all new frontiers for the Kenyan lawyer. The African business round table, featuring the continent's business community, will also be on the program, and a bar-bench forum for magistrates, judges and advocates.

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It is commendable that the new office of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), led by Mr Allen Gichuhi, immediately on assumption of office, to be able to partner with the AFBA to enable the hosting of the conference. The AFBA-LSK partnership has the power of full sponsorship for 50 young lawyers to attend the conference, giving them the much-needed exposure.

The Nairobi conference should therefore form the benchmark for the 2019 AFBA Cairo, conference in Egypt and should be an opportunity for the Kenyan lawyer to transcend beyond the Kenyan borders in a learning expedition. As the doors of the conference open at the KICC in Nairobi this Sunday, the Kenyan legal fraternity should be expected to wait in droves as they hunger to learn more that the level of jurisprudence can continue to be in tandem with international standards and best

Mr Sumba, Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, is the International Liaison Manager for AFBA. [email protected]