No joy or excitement I have ever experienced throughout my law school journey can match passing the bar exam. I tried to enjoy the moment of being admitted to the bar, but I just could not reach the same level of excitement as I felt when passing the bar exam. Perhaps this was because being admitted to the bar is a natural consequence of passing the bar exam.
Most of the excitement about my bar admission came from my parents rather than from within myself. Just like my undergraduate graduation, I wasn’t particularly excited about my bar admission. At least I can say that I have finally signed my name into the Roll of Advocates, marking the end of law school and most of the stresses that come with it.
There were not many of us being admitted during this period because most of the people I sat the exams with had not yet completed their pupillage. About 60 of us gathered at the Milimani ceremonial hall to take our oath of office and sign our names into the Roll of Advocates of Kenya. It was a private event hosted by the Chief Justice of Kenya and graced by top officials from other legal-related offices, including the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution, the Kenya School of Law, the Council of Legal Education, the Attorney General, and many others.
After the event, I went out for lunch with my aunt and cousin and later joined the rest of their family for dinner at home.