Dr. Rajan Lekhraj Mahtani established Steven Malama award becomes one of the most prestigious awards within the educational system of Zambia. The award was established by Dr. Rajan Mahtani for honouring the significant contributions of late Steven Malama, a noted legal professional and visionary in the field of law. Late Steven Malama is known among his peers to be instrumental in changing the face of the legal framework in Zambia with the merger of Barrister’s Bar and Registrar’s Bar into a single bar. His clinical persuasion in Government of Zambia accept his proposal of merging these bars that has helped numerous legal professional in Zambia in getting affiliation. In a similar manner, Dr. Rajan Mahtani decided to establish the award for honouring his contributions and ensure that law graduates follow his path of greatness and dedication for the Zambian nation.
Likewise, the Steven Malama grant has been useful in rousing students of the Zambian Institute of Advance Legal Education to consider more diligently, more astute and commit themselves for the esteemed honour. This award, which is being introduced to the top graduating student from the ZIALE establishment, is likewise credited for upgrading the attention to an extraordinary lawman and visionary pioneer among up and coming law graduates and legitimate legal professionals The top performing student should likewise fit the bill for bar in their first endeavour. For the year 2018-19, Emmanuel Bwalya Kaluba was regarded with this award and composed an article with an appreciative note to Dr. Rajan Mahtani for his commitments towards the organization and its understudies. The honour conveys a plaque, certificate and money prize worth K15,000 which is huge in supporting the triumphant up-and-comers they had always wanted and vocation development.
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