LSK offers legal assistance to protesters arrested by police
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has offered to provide legal assistance to protesters who were unlawfully detained during the Finance Bill 2024 demonstration on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Nairobi. In a statement published on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, LSK said that the legal assistance is in solidarity with those affected while exercising their […]
LSK condemns police for interfering with peaceful protests
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, condemned police interference with the ongoing peaceful protest outside parliament buildings. In a statement, LSK accused the Nairobi Region Police Commander Adamson Bungei of instructing officers under his command to disturb the peaceful protests organised by Kenyans over the Finance Bill 2024. LSK through […]
‘Courts should never be closed’ – Nelson Havi faults CJ Koome for closing courts over Monica Kivuti’s murder
Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi has faulted Chief Justice Martha Koome and judicial officers for closing courts countrywide over the murder of Makadara Magistrate Monica Kivuti. In a statement on Monday, June 17, 2024, Havi said the incident should not be abused to hold Kenyans at ransom and to deny them […]
‘We condemn the ill-advised, distasteful statement’ – LSK President Faith Odhiambo reacts to Koome’s remarks on doctors’ strike
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Faith Odhiambo has criticized the statements made by Police Inspector General Japhet Koome on the ongoing doctors’ strike. Earlier, Inspector General Koome had referred to the striking medics as a nuisance and criticized their picketing activities, stating that they had disrupted public roads and highways, contrary to constitutional […]
Eric Theuri concedes defeat in battle for LSK’s male representative to JSC
In a closely contested battle for the fourth male representative to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seat, outgoing Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Eric Theuri has conceded defeat to Nairobi-based lawyer Omwanza Ombati. Theuri has conceded defeat and unreservedly congratulated Ombati for emerging as the winner in the JSC post. “I would like to […]
Lawyer Faith Odhiambo elected new LSK president
Lawyer Faith Mony Odhiambo is the new President-elect of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). Odhiambo clinched the seat after beating four other candidates to emerge as the winner in elections held on Thursday, February 29, 2024. According to the results released by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), the outgoing Vice President of […]
High Court declines to stop scheduled LSK election
The High Court has this evening declined to halt the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) elections slated for Thursday, February 29, 2024. Justice Lawrence Mugambi of Milimani High Court has rejected a last-minute attempt by Advocate Yashim Butende to halt the must-awaited polls of the lawyers across the country. However, Mugambi ordered the case by […]