Ahmednasir: Kenyan Lawyers are half baked.

Adapted from Saturday Nation:  Combative lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi once declared that Kenyan judges don’t read. Now he believes things have changed, though he thinks the problem has now shifted from the bench to the bar. The father of five and an avid reader thinks President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto must read three important books. He also suggests a book for former Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Q: You have suggested before that Kenyan judges don’t read. Do you still...

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Twelve Rules for New Graduates.

What advice would you give new college graduates about launching themselves into the workforce? Here are 12 tips for new graduates that are just leaving colleges and universities. 1. What you learned in college is a foundation for future learning, nothing more. As William Shakespeare wrote in The Tempest, "What's past is prologue." This is not to minimize your accomplishments or to downplay the importance of graduating from college. Just take care not to view your degree as a destination. What you learned is important. What you learned about how...

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