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Wetang’ula barred from voting at LSK elections
19th February, 2026 05:26 PM
The Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula has been locked out of voting during the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) elections that took place on Thursday, February 19, 2026.
Wetang’ula had arrived to cast his vote at the Supreme Court of Kenya in Nairobi on Thursday, February 19, 2026, when he was informed that he could not proceed with the voting.
He was informed that his name was not on the voter register since he had no practising certificate (PC).
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) told Speaker Wetang’ula that he cannot vote without the document, which is among the documents considered for the exercise.
This came as a shock to the speaker, who questioned why he was not on the register.
He noted that, according to him, the practice certificate was not that important now since he is not in active practice because he is a State officer.
“As a speaker of the National Assembly, I am not in mainstream practice; it is smooth to take a practising certificate, and you have told us we do not have to. “How come I am not on the voting register?” Wetang’ula asked the IEBC official.
In his response the IEBC official reminded him that members passed regulations that strictly stated that all members involved in the LSK voting exercise should have a practising certificate.
“Unfortunately, members, including yourself and myself, passed regulations which say that you can only if you have a practising certificate, which I understand locks out state officers, but it’s the members clarifying that state officers can only vote if they take a practising certificate,” the officer told Wetang’ula.
In his response the speaker asked, “Why would I take out a practising certificate when I do not practise?”
“You have lost my vote because of this, and the lack of my vote will get a wrong person elected,” Wetang’ula added.
Lawyers across the country have come out to vote for their new leaders, from grassroots leaders to their president.
