The country may be staring at a legal crisis as the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) declared plans to boycott the courts in protest of a ban imposed on the vocal city lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi and his associates.
While speaking at a press conference on Friday, January 24, LSK President Faith Odhiambo announced that the body that represents the interests of legal practitioners will stage protests at the Supreme Court over the controversial ban. "If our calls for the reversal of these orders are not heeded, the law society will be compelled to take further action, including mobilising our members to stage peaceful protests and occupy the Supreme Court in protest," declared Odhiambo.
Warning: "Advocates may also be called upon to boycott appearances before the court as the expression of disapproval." Magistrates pose in front of the Supreme court Judges on December 7, 2022.
Photo Judicial Service Commission The ban originates from a January 2024 ruling in which all Supreme Court judges recused themselves from hearing any cases involving Ahmednasir's firm or its representatives.
