By Chisomo Phiri
Renowned lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale,who previously served as the country’s Attorney General(AG) has urged law students at the University of Malawi (UNIMA) to uphold professionalism from the outset of their academic journey.
Speaking to the students on Friday afternoon during the 2023/24 academic year presentation of excellence awards for law students, Kaphale said student lawyers should have a hunger for continued knowledge.
He advised the students to honor the profession through their presentation to society, emphasizing that law transcends beyond the courtroom.
The Law Departments at UNIMA’S School of Law, Economics, and Government awarded 47 students who achieved a credit level with a GPA of 3.00 and above.
In her remarks, UNIMA’S Head of Public Law and Clinical Education, Dr. Ngcimezile Mbano-Mweso says such awards motivate and inspire students who are facing difficulties in class.
At the event, the departments also recognised winners in the Nyale Institute and Ritz Attorneys Law Moot Competitions.
Some of the students that received the awards were Mphatso Nkhata (Ritz Moot Winner, fourth year), Temwa Banda (Winner in both Ritz and Nyale), Sungeni Mkwanda (Winner in Ritz Commercial Law Moot) and Harry Chiwoza (Winner in Nyale Institute Moot Court Competition (Human Rights).
