The Law Society of Kenya came out to fight for senior counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi by seeking to quash the decision of the Supreme Court that banned him and his law firm from appearing before it. In a petition filed before the Milimani law Courts, LSK through advocate Gitau Singh said the decision by the Apex court was unfair and unreasonable. He said that the court condemned the senior counsel, his employees or any other person holding brief for him, without affording them an opportunity to be heard despite the ‘serious nature of the allegations and veracity of the decision’. The…
Author: Pinnah Mokeira
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) election board is set to hold a virtual meeting on January 31 in response to a complaint lodged by Wambui Shadrack Kinyanjui, a candidate for the position of Nairobi representative. Dr Owiso Owiso, the board secretary, has also requested prompt confirmation from Wambui regarding reliance on oral submissions or written complaints. Last week, the board invalidated Wambui’s nomination for Nairobi Representative in the 2024 LSK Council Elections. The decision was based on the determination that the nominator, Munyithya Justus Maithya, practicing in Mombasa, did not meet the qualifications outlined in the Law Society of…