I think giving Hon. Okiya Omtatah the Busia Senate seat is the most significant contribution the people of Busia have given Kenyans since independence.
Concerned by the fact that an ordinary Kenyan of no known means was alleging she had imported diesel worth KES 17B,& that the 2 Cabinet Secretaries were claiming that the diesel belongs to Galana Energies,yet the directors of the said firm were quiet, I decided to do some digging
I highly recommend de-campaigning an LSK candidate if they are guilty of being:
1. A terrible lecturer;
2. A terrible/cheap employer/pupil master;
3. A terrible colleague/classmate;
4. An itikadi kali practitioner; or
5. A terrible person generally.
If you're running for an LSK seat and a statutory mandatory minimum stipend for pupils is not on your agenda, you might as well not waste your time adding me to your niggling WhatsApp group. Look at what the South Africans are proposing for theirs!
My first public interest Constitutional Petition, and the conservatory Orders I was seeking have been granted. Salimia wakili wako when you see me in the corridors of justice.
Francis Muruatetu has been available for reading and discussion since December 2017 and some of you still haven't read it? Pity. You just read headlines and summaries like a lay person but never actually read it and now you're embarrassing yourself.
Which Law School is this that is teaching students of the law to file a Notice of Preliminary Objection together with a 'Supporting Affidavit'? When was the rule established in Mukisa Biscuit overturned? Awuoro what the practice of law is turning into.
Someone's daughter saying, yes, 'I plan to choose you everyday for the rest of my life' is a great honour. I'm really happy for that man even though I don't know him. It seems so simple yet so surreal. The amount of work you put in to build that kind of trust isn't for the weak.
The Ruling delivered today in SC Application No. E029 of 2023- Okiya Omtatah Okoiti & 3 Others vs. CS - NT and P & 10 Others (Finance Act 2023) is the most incoherent piece of writing I've read in a while. 15 out 50 paragraphs wasted on procedural technicalities? Read the room.
My first reported case. It's a Ruling granting conservatory orders in the Petitioner's favour. The eventual final Judgment will be instrumental in safeguarding the powers of County Public Service Boards nationwide from encroachment by Governors.
@zilani_ke
@MissKwegah1
This lady is not 100% upstairs. Kuna wakati she made it her business to throw a tirade on Twitter because her 'adopted' child broke a glass or something like that. I don't think she's a good human being generally.
Articles 33 and 34 were the subject of my LLB Dissertation. I'm always honoured to contribute to their discourse in big and small ways. Thank you
@lookuptv
for the invite.
To argue that children born out of wedlock to Kenyan Muslim men are not equal to their children born in wedlock is antithetical to everything the Constitution stands for. Your credentials as a constitutional law expert are automatically revoked the very moment you utter it.
I'm busy prosecuting an application seeking orders that a suit be declared to have abated and then a fellow counsel for another Defendant in the same matter is opposing that application. Awuoro 'I oppose' merchants. Even things that are in your favour you oppose.
When an Advocate representing a client dies, is suspended or is struck off the roll, the client has the sole obligation to give instructions to a new qualified Advocate, or proceed in person. The right to representation in the legal process has not been curtailed at all.
For guys working at Kenyan Big Law, that is, Coulson Harney, do you bill like this (screen grab of the response in the Twitter lawsuit against Wechtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz)? I'm genuinely curious. Anyone who has had experience at Kenyan Big Law?
@SenMutula
Senior, I must disagree. Ombeta may have been insensitive in the boisterousness of his approach, but he cannot be criticised for offering legal services. The cab-rank rule is a foundational principle in Professional Ethics, and the right to legal representation is recognised.
I'm curious. Majanja J sits on the High Court. Hon. Olwande sits as a Magistrate. Sichale J sits on the Court of Appeal. Do they stop being Judicial Officers because they are on the JSC? Why is Prof. Wabwile acting like being a Commissioner is a full time job?
I keep telling you to stop engaging the man in the Pangani Bus when it comes to discourse relating to the law but you never listen. I don't even mean this in a condescending way, I just mean that your POV and theirs are worlds apart, there's no bridging the gap.
@SheilahBirgen
@PhanHerine
While I completely agree with this, I'll add the unpopular take that the urban/metro-feminist has never even met the rural oppressed woman. In fact, their agenda is so far off from the agenda of rural woman that they are unqualified, or rather, unable to champion their cause.
@e_lumumba
Women making the 'first move' that nudges you to make the recorded first move is a tale as old as time, in fact, women not making the 'first move' is the oddity.
My pupil master anakuwa cooked huko Instagram on account of workplace toxicity. JaSiaya ataona shida in the employment market if he doesn't change his ways. Unless you're dead broke and need one or two months pay as you get your footing, I wouldn't recommend.
By this logic my scope would be limited to Lady Luo Lawyers. That's insane. That's a fate I would not wish upon my worst enemy. That's a prison sentence.
Charging Kshs. 1,000.00 for a first time registration for a National ID is an actual human rights violation. Technically it means your right to vote cannot materialise if you don't have that Kshs. 1,000.00. That Kshs. 1,000.00 goes to the core of our democracy.
@ochieljd
Congratulations, Gift Atubukha Khalwale!
I want to thank my family, the entire St Brigids High School-Kiminini fraternity, and above all, God for supporting my little Tubu to this milestone.
The most intriguing aspect of Appellate Litigation is mastery of case law and not just any case law but precedential case law. I've witnessed the same when listening to Mativo JA and Lenaola SCJ in court. No mastery of precedent = Embarrassment.
THE LAWYER AFRICA | INVESTIGATE is finalizing an audit of LSK ADVOCATES DATABASE. Our preliminary findings reveal several cases of data interference and possible identity theft of DECEASED ADVOCATES ostensibly by elements within
@lawsocietykenya
IT Department to aid MASQUARADERS.
It is one thing to say the Supreme Court Judges should grow thicker skin to criticism by the general public but they should not be asked condone professional misconduct. Insulting Judges is a right a Kenyan has that is not extended to an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
I genuinely think a high quality Criminal Law practitioner appearing before a thoroughly impartial Judge would be able to get John Matara Murder charges reduced to Manslaughter and under 5 years. Criminal Law practice in Kenya is just not lucrative enough to attract such minds.
@RobertMwendwar7
As long as pupillage is mandatory, the authorities that have made it mandatory MUST be responsible for regulating it. Short stories about culture and other rumours have no place in the conversation.
To trivialise the response of the Supreme Court Judges to multiple clear violations of SOPPEC and common law Contempt of Court principles as pettiness is the reason why the legal profession is on a downward spiral. Criticise the process, not the reason behind the outcome.
I'm sorry but no law is supreme to the Constitution. Under no circumstances can any aspect of any law which perpetuates discrimination of children be allowed to breathe in Kenya. Discrimination occurs as part of human nature but it can never be sanctioned by Kenyan Courts.
I feel actual pain whenever an Advocate/Law Student gives an anti-human rights take. Sasa we should bin Article 37 because you were late to work today? Education is not enough to reform some of you, you need to be permanently put to sleep.
Awuoro. After standing by and watching practitioners get sent to the slaughterhouse by Huduma Centre Kiosks and Masqueraders, Museveni wants to go to the JSC and continue his career as a professional LSK politician for 5 more years to bring the total to 19 years.
Seven days to go to the elections and here are my SEVEN reasons why I will vote for Eric Theuri ✅
1. INDEPENDENT
2. IMPARTIAL
3. UNCOMPROMISED
4. Firm
5. Outspoken
6. Reachable
7. Experienced
Dear Advocates, please don't handover the profession to the Executive.
Vote wisely.
As long as LSK (leadership) belongs to "owners of Law Firms," the plight of young Advocates (and Pupils) who form the bulk of employees in the legal sector will forever be overlooked. My preliminary solution, 2 or 3 seats in the Council reserved for members below 5 - 7 years PQE.
As an enthusiast of politics and campaign management, aspiring leaders within the
@LawSocietyofKe
ought to take note of the young generation of voters. They are the majority and if your agenda can resonate with them, you're taking it to the bank.
#TheNewBar
#TheYoungBar
There's nothing more devastating than constantly feeling like everything is falling apart but nothing can fix it. My environment is changing and I'm not adapting fast enough. This stage of my life isn't something I was well prepared for but I'll figure it out.
@bonifacemwangi
We had too much hubris. We did not respect our opponent. We had a 'gini wasekao' mentality instead of a 'telo ikao telo okmi ng'ato' mentality.
That Notice of Motion would bring Hon. Mr. Justice Patrick Kiage to tears. He would actually break down and wail. When a judicial officer sees such pleadings, it is imperative that you sanction the drawer. This is Frankenstein's monster.
For those of you saying that Kosokoso that the fake lawyer
#BrianMwenda
is a sharp advocate and has won many cases in court kindly have a look at this pleadings drawn by him. It’s an appeal at the high court against a lower court decision. I received the said file today in my
I don't think posting pictures of an Advocate celebrating a legal win achieved on behalf of his client is a winning campaign strategy. If that's the only plan POLSK has to win the JSC Rep. Election then I think him and his bloggers should go back to the drawing board.
I am looking to hire someone who is good at doing social media content meta ads and google ads. Someone who is willing to start off as an intern and work remotely for now.
#IkokaziKe
Dear
@MyKenyaLaw
, since I cannot access you today, does it mean that you will die a natural death simply because
@Kenyajudiciary
launched their own cause list portal? You are of more use to me than simple cause lists, you are my go to research buddy. Please come back.
One thing old heads will kill you with in Trial Advocacy is procedural technicalities. If you're not ready and armed only with Article 159, you will gag, puke and pass out.
@msgeebaby_
Not to generalise but 99% of urban Kenyan babes have no personal identity, they're whoever their present man's is or the homogenous personality that popular Twitter and IG babes they follow have. That's why most of you 'look alike', dress the same, read the same books etc.
Administrative law practice in relation to government agencies like NEMA and EPRA is poorly developed. Developing it would go a long way in minimising tragedies like this. We shouldn't allow corrupt government employees to kill us while we watch in silence.
New high unlocked: Seeing a client go from downtrodden to living their best life courtesy of your zealous efforts. The day to day of litigation is terrible but it has its moments.
I don't know how to explain it but if I can't raise Junior in the kind of comfort and luxury that Towel Shirt Boy was raised in (and will experience for life) then there's no point. We keep grinding till we get there.
After fervently following up on the whereabouts of
@ayika_joshua
since 9am this morning, I have finally seen him at Kiambu Police Station at 4pm. It is currently unclear what he is being/will be charged with, access to police cash bail, or when and where he will be arraigned.
@JosephO47304549
@mbiti_mwondi
Dementia and other lapses in mental faculties in old age is not limited to evil people. It is a mental illness caused by the deterioration of the brain, it is not karmic.
Brother you're not ready for the dating market in 2023. They're saving the contacts of men with no car as 'Legs.' They don't appear for any dates without 'getting up fees' paid in advance. If you raise any complaint they laugh you off as a 'brokie.' You're not ready.
Today I had to say goodbye to a woman I have dated for 5 years because she couldn't be what I needed her to be. Maybe I'm wrong and I'll regret it and maybe I'm also not but I feel it had to be done. I'll be a very sad and broken man for a while but all will be well someday.
When accused of a crime and called to take plea, just say 'not true' and keep quiet. Let the advocate do the rest. The more you speak, the higher the bail or bond amount will be set.
Traders should understand that there's a difference between them and professionals. One requires skill likely learned by watching and repeating, the other requires extensive education and/or specialized training.
Many people currently detained under unclear circumstances on 'orders from DCI-HQ.' For now it's a benefit of the doubt situation but if they're not arraigned or released on Monday, it will be a violation of the Constitution and a relapse to the Moi era police state. We wait.
King Charles has chosen Kenya for his first visit to a Commonwealth country. An honour of megaproportions that underpins our reputation as the linchpin for regional stability and which will be a major booster to our tourism and enhance ours as a preferred international investment
Some of you have NOT been through it if this is the type of polite roast that would ruin your day and make you cry. This is a compliment cause I wish my life was this sweet.
Um my friends planned a cabin trip and we were playing hot seat & they asked him “What do you dislike most about Talley” & he said as quickly as he could “Talley has never met a silence she wasn’t desperate to fill”…you could hear a fucking pin drop and i cried in the bathroom
The exhilarating feeling when you get ex parte substantial orders on the strength of your drafting alone is only topped by acquittal orders. Orders at Judgment are great too but the high is not as high as the first two. What I haven't experienced yet is success on appeal. Soon.
My WhatsApp Posts in another forum were deleted because apparently as a Young Luo Lawyer who supported Madam President, I was supposed to vote blindly for Museveni. The personalised disrespect was for what? Because you've been given a few coins? This election has shown me things.
I continue to hold the position that a decision of the High Court is not binding upon the ELC or ELRC. I say this in reference to the conflicting decisions from Sifuna J and Mboya J on Section 13A of the GPA. As long as the CoA has affirmed neither, both remain valid.
Tune in 27 Feb. '24 from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on X (Twitter) Spaces for the Going Beyond The LSK Plan discussion by
@omwanza
and moderated by yours truly. You may reach out before 6pm on that day via DM with any questions or comments for our proposed LSK JSC Male Representative.
If you want to test your spirit as an Advocate, take a family brief from an NEP lady. Utaelewa what Ms. Hanifa has been put through behind the scenes for her throw in the towel.
@EWKituku
@CLE_Kenya
Although we were on opposite sides when we were fighting our own fight against the system, I stand with you Daktari in your fight against the one true common enemy.
#CLEwi
Some of your parents are terrible people. I'm sorry to y'all. I'm truly and deeply sorry for your lifelong experience being parented by such characters.
The Post World War II world order is done. UN must die a quick death like the League of Nations. As many countries as possible must recognise that they're nothing more than flower girls enabling Gringo interests and pull out from that organisation.
The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.
The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.
@RobertMwendwar7
The LSK President is a master of using many words to say close to nothing. Guy has spoken for many minutes and has just told us about 'discussions', NO REAL SOLUTIONS! Stories tupu. 'Look into' mpaka lini?
Ignore the silly last kicks of Museveni the dying horse.
1. There are 9 Omwanza/sa(s) on the Roll. It could be any of them.
2. Whichever Omwanza it is, there is a plan to attempt to bribe them, not that they have solicited and/or accepted a bribe.
3. Bado ni
#Omwanza4JSC
.
@mgambokenya
@lara_manga_
@citizentvkenya
1 is correct. 2 is meh. SK is (mostly) what it is because of the Chaebols. They neither tamed corruption nor invested in country; in fact, they invested in individuals. The difference is that the (corrupt) individuals created exporting manufacturing industries, not apartments.
Under the Leadership of Omwanza Ombati forget about excuses like 'I was not aware.' 'I was not consulted.' 'I did not know.' Huku ni Accountability pekee. No excuses. No blame game. No buts. Fresh representation that resonates.
#Omwanza4JSC
Disrespect is not a cause of action. It will be interesting to see the actual Pleadings that follow that demand letter. They'll be ripe for striking out.
If the CDFs death was an accident then it is a bigger indictment of our defence forces than if it were a deliberate scheme. Better for it to be deliberate than an accident because an accident just means that we actually have no defence forces. Just jokers in fancy uniform.
I must vote for William Ruto in 2027. I already prepared myself mentally for ten (10) years from 2022 and I now openly come to his rescue when those who put him in power pretend to be disgusted by him. The time for disgust was when he was at ICC, it's too late now.
@GASLIGHTER_
I thought the lack of eye contact was because he might have some sort of social disorder. I was thinking “oh man, good for this guy for getting out there and socializing, even though it’s clearly tough for him!”
The Judges of Appeal decided on March 31 that my Appeal lacked merit. Y'all's wishes cooked me.
Yesterday I was successful before M'inoti JA on something else though. So I'm currently 1-1 at the CoA.
Greet me when you see me in the Appellate Twitter streets.
I applied and got approved for leave to go home today and tomorrow but because of Economics I was not able to. Halfway through dressing up for work ndio nilikumbuka. It would've been hilarious if I actually reported.
Other than a few characters who were trying to force Advocates to vote for a line up, I have been proud of the diversity I have seen in terms of who voters are supporting. Some agree on the JSC Rep but disagree on the President and vice versa. Block voting ni ndoto ya mchana.
No matter how much I grow up, I'll always admire pilots and engineers. I highly respect doctors but I would never want to be one. It remains, Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers and Pilots in that order.
LSK Elections aside, I agree that Fred Ngatia SC is the 'quintessential' lawyer. I don't know him save for the presentations he made in the 2017 and 2022 Presidential Election Petitions but I think he has the best 'oration and diction' in the Kenyan bar by a mile.
On Wednesday I had the opportunity to converse with the current LSK VP Faith Odhiambo on her tenure near the top of the Society's leadership. The efforts to return the society and the bar to stability are commendable and she believes there's still more progress to be made.
We are interesting people, and dare I go further and say, sheeple. You mean to tell me, that you can't make a decision autonomously not to send your children to a boarding school far away in the midst of flash floods before the government tells you not to? Awuoro.