Advocacy
It all started and continued …
In 2022 with the idea of hosting a moot and mentorship forum borne out of the desire by Dr. Faith Simiyu, our founding director. The idea birthed an annual Moot and Mentorship forum held in the JOMO KENYATTA University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), in the school of law based in Karen Campus, Nairobi, Kenya.
Three years later, the idea scaled upwards to the School of law at Daystar University. Thus, on 21st November 2025, AfricaHealthLaw in partnership with SOKLaw Advocates, MMW Advocates and Daystar University School of Law hosted a moot court competition on medical negligence and health law. Participants examine the intersection of medical ethics, constitutional rights, and tort law. The moot court was a vivid simulation of the real-life tensions that arise when medicine, law, and human rights collide. Anchored on a carefully crafted hypothetical involving alleged obstetric negligence, the moot challenged participants to interrogate how legal principles apply to complex, high-stakes medical decision-making.
Beyond sharpening advocacy skills, the moot offered valuable insights into health law, medical negligence, and institutional accountability, areas that are increasingly central to Kenya’s healthcare and constitutional discourse.
