School of Law Public Lecture Of 25th Mar 2026-23

By Timothy Oiro

[Athi River: 25th March 2026] The Daystar University School of Law hosted a public lecture on Wednesday, 25th March 2026 at Main Campus Athi River.

The lecture focused on equipping Law students with skills such as editing, legal research and analysis in a bid to shape their legal thoughts on contemporary issues.

The guest speaker was legal scholar, Mr. Humphrey Sipalla, who is also a lecturer at Kabarak University where he is also Editor-in-Chief.  Mr. Sipalla specializes in public law, international human rights, and decoloniality.

Daystar University was represented by the School of Law Associate Dean, Dr. Martin Oloo, HOD Private Law, Dr. Benjamin Musau, and Faculty members: Mr. Emmanuel Ekiru and Ms. Nyambura Nguru, and Law students.

In his opening remarks, Dr. Oloo acknowledged that the lecture was a foundational step for students to hone their academic writing and research skills. He expressed his hope that the insights shared will spur students to become authors.

“From this public lecture, we need to see serious writing in your dissertation,” he said, further encouraging the students to aim at publishing their work early in their legal career.

Mr. Sipalla expounded on the theme of the day: The role of student-led referred Law Reviews on the Future of the African University. He focused his talk on key issues such as finding order during crisis, the role of African universities and the impact of artificial intelligence in legal writing. He further expounded on how the theme influences legal scholarship and legal scholars.

The speaker also noted that a student pioneered journal would be a testament to the fact that students within the corridors of higher learning institution can formulate ingenious ideas that change the world, as they participate in their own professional development.

He ended his remarks by calling on students to exercise discernment in the wake of Artificial Intelligence.

“In the era of artificial intelligence, we should embrace discernment as a core skill,” he said.

On his part, Dr. Benjamin Musau thanked the guest speaker for an insightful and inspirational lecture, noting that it was grounded on deep knowledge and study over the years in shaping legal education.