The biggest problem today for a litigation Advocate is explaining to the client how a Judge arrived at a manifestly unlawful and unjust decision, why a reasonably early hearing date could not be given by the Court, why the Court gave a further mention in November, 2025 and many stupid happenings in Court. The CJ and Judges really do not care about these concerns we have to deal with everyday. They would rather we deal with the concerns before lay-mediators as they recruit more staff, conference and hold seminars over nothing everyday.
The one malady of clients. The thinking that it is only their file that you are handling. I say again, normalize firing your clients. In a modest & acceptable manner✅️👍
The case is the client's, not yours as counsel. You can only guarantee the client a fair trial, not the outcome of the case. This means counsel should be collegial with each other, no need to antagonise counsel. Client's come and go, counsel always remains.
Ethiopian Bank, Hijra Bank S.C, told investors during its AGM that foreign investors are seeking 5%-50% equity stake in the bank.
Interest has reportedly come from Kenya, Dubai, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Djibouti.
The bank reported pre-tax profits of Sh601m this year.
Whatever you do, pray for the ability to see your own sins, your own hypocrisy, and your own shortcomings. Never lose sight of that. Never get so carried away, pointing fingers that you forget you, too, have abscesses that need tending.
Hundreds of land owners in Ruiru might lose millions. In Marriot Africa v Murigu (2025), a 500-acre Ruiru land (L.R. 11261/76) worth billions of money, belonging to the late James Kanyotu’s estate was sold while a succession case was still pending. The buyer later resold it to Ukombozi Holdings, which then subdivided it into 1,000+ plots and sold them to unsuspecting buyers.
The High court then found the transfers fraudulent and declared all titles null and void, meaning hundreds now stand to lose millions.
The purchasers have gone to Court of Appeal.Lets wait and see.
Lesson: even a “clean” title can be worthless if the root is tainted. Always check succession and court records, not just the registry.Have a lawyer at all times.
As Baba rests, one major thing rests with him, exposing us to who we truly were, all along.
Baba the Political scapegoat.
For all his political life, Baba was a political scapegoat for the country's tribalistic, mediocre and destructively emotional politics. Every election, most voters found every excuse to not vote for him and even celebrated when he lost whether by merit or foul play. Self-seeking politicians would fuel destructive propaganda riling voters against Baba to their advantage to secure sympathy votes.
Mothers and fathers would sow and water seeds of tribalism in their children, by passing on to them myths about Baba and why he shouldn't be elected. Religious fanatics and opportunistic faith leaders would wait for Baba to breathe, for them to say he was breathing as one rejected by God.
After elections, while in the honeymoon phase before the elected regime showed their true fangs, Baba would be branded the enemy for attempting to hold the elected regimes accountable from the onset. God forbid that Baba dared whistleblow an ill going on in a newly elected regime! His Maandamanos would be frowned at and demonized and he would be accused of sabotage and irrational and perennial rebellion.
Then once the elected regime showed it's fangs and was no longer a people's favourite, same voters would turn to Baba, to deliver them from their choice. They would want him to lead Maandamanos again, whistleblow and even push for impeachment where necessary. God forbid that Baba dared even for a second to work with their poor leadership choices! He would become the enemy promptly and would be punished harder than even the choice he was working with.Voters held everyone accountable, except themselves and they held Baba to even more stricter standards of accountability and perfection.
Now, the politics of voter unaccountability, end with Baba's resting. If you're a tribal voter you will have to do it with your chest, there is no Baba to churn vile tribal propaganda against. If you're an illiterate voter, there's no veil, you'll have to own your illiteracy. If you're a destructive emotional voter, there's no scapegoat. If you're an opportunistic faith leader auctioning your flock to the highest political bidder, you will have to do it with your chest, because there is no Baba to churn damning and divisive religious heresy against. We're now fully exposed.
The scapegoat has exited the stage.
No longer will the grand circumcision supremacists build their campaign agendas around Baba. No longer will the tribal lords build their tribal propaganda around Baba's relationship with his father. No longer will the arrogant illiterate voters, mask their poor choice as "Baba is no different from our preferred thief." No longer will the emotional voters justify their erratic ballot choices as voting to punish Baba. Everyone will have to be confidently vile now.
For the most of it, mentally and intellectually, Baba lived ahead of his time, while dealing with a people mentally and intellectually chained to decades in the past but didn't want to be told that they were backward and needed emancipation. And he was punished to his very last breathe for being a visionary, by the very same people he sought to emancipate!
This nation really wounded son of Jaramogi, took him for granted and felt so entitled to him, striking him, spiting him and sending him away empty handed, every time we had a chance to honour his sacrifices at the ballot. We treated him like a slave for the nation, while we behaved as senseless slave masters over him.
Rest, Baba. It is now done. The scapegoat has rested.
The older you get, the more you stay away from people who often confuse your free time with your availability. Family, friends, co-workers, and acquaintances included. You stop explaining or justifying your free time to them and start putting your foot down when they try you.
The fact that you work for the system doesn't entitle you to lose common sense and humanity. We remember. We remember all of you, where you started and where you arrived. We remember you in the only suit you owned. The trousers were short at the ankles, and the jacket was tight over your growing stomach. Now you are in five sizes bigger, from a London-based tailor, but the mental picture doesn't go. We remember.
Update:
- Marry a girl you love
- Buy a property in your father’s or mother’s name.
- Then let your dad/mom give you the property as gift or inheritance
- Inheritance or gifts are exempted from being shared during divorce.
It’s called Separate Property vs Marital Property.