NLAS

The National Legal Aid Service (NLAS) is the State Agency established by the Legal Aid Act 2016 with the mandate to coordinate provision of Legal aid in Kenya. This gives effect to article 19(2), 48 and 50(2) (g) and (h) of the Constitution of Kenya on access to justice. NLAS was established in order to regulate the legal aid services, which were mostly offered by civil society organizations, to ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach to legal aid and for purposes of standardization and quality assurance... The objective of NLAS as provided in Section 3 of the Legal Aid Act, 2016 is to establish a legal and institutional framework to promote access to justice by;

Also known as: National Legal Aid Service

Primary location: Nairobi