The release of the November 2025 Advocates Training Programme (ATP) examination results has sparked a debate within Kenya's legal fraternity, with lawyers divided over whether the falling pass rates are due to weak legal education institutions or a punitive assessment system. The Council of Legal Education (CLE) reported an overall dip in performance, intensifying concerns about the future of legal training.

• Only 397 out of 2,968 candidates passed all nine units.
• Former Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi attributed poor results to "village law faculties."
• Professional Ethics (ATP 105), with a 25.38 per cent pass rate, was the poorest performing unit for the third consecutive year.
• Female regular candidates outperformed men, with pass rates between 55.5 per cent and 58.5 per cent across units.
• The CLE is implementing reforms and engaging stakeholders, including a December 2025 conference with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.