RU Newsletter Issue 1
Advocate Herman Owiti speaks to RLS students on mooting
Moot court competitions form an integral part of legal training at RLS. Through them, students sharpen their writing and oral advocacy skills, which inevitably prepare them for the practice of law. On 12th July, 2017, RLS was privileged to host Mr. Herman Owiti, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, who spoke to students […]
Visit by Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
On 19th July 2017 Riara University were privileged to host a delegation from the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences for a discussion on partnership over a broad range of areas of mutual interest ranging from multidisciplinary research, staff & student exchanges, among others. The delegation was led by the Vice President of the Academy Prof. […]
RGS Founders featured in the KCB Corporate Magazine
RGS Founders Mr. and Professor Gachukia were featured in the KCB Corporate Magazine April-June 2017 edition in an article entitled, “An enduring romance with education. The founders talked about their journey from a small kindergarten to a leading University and also their passion for quality education. Click here to view the article.
HSRC’s Senior Research Scientist pays courtesy call to Riara University’s Vice Chancellor
One of the leading African researchers, Dr. Shingirirai Mutanga from the Human Science Research Council (HSRC)/African Institute in South Africa, paid a courtesy call to the Riara University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Robert Gateru on 11th July 2017.Located in Pretoria, South Africa, HSRC conducts large-scale policy oriented, and socio-scientific research in contribution to socio-economic development of […]
Troubled Nakumatt can be saved from the ‘Kiss of Death’ article by RLS Faculty C. Lichuma
In recent times the once rock-solid Nakumatt Supermarkets has found itself teetering on the brink of insolvency amid multiple legal and non-legal actions by irate creditors.African Cotton Industries Limited, one of Nakumatt’s top suppliers, has petitioned the court for a liquidation order against the retailer citing an unpaid debt of Sh70 million. The petitioner argues […]
CANON Workshop
Canon, the imaging company, run a one day workshop on photography and basic DSLR filming on Thursday 6th July, 2017 at Riara University. The workshop benefitted the Communication and Multimedia Journalism students who were in attendance. The lead trainer was Mr Danny Rodriiquez, a professional Canon trainer based in Dubai. Some of the topics covered […]
Kenya School of Law talk at RLS
On 28th June 2017, RLS had the privilege of receiving a team from the Kenya School of Law (KSL) led by KSL faculty, Mr. Samuel Mwaniki. The main purpose of the visit was to discuss the KSL admission process and the Pre-bar examinations, 2017. Mr. Mwaniki started the briefing by stating that the Pre-bar entry […]