LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA STATEMENT ON THE STATE OF THE NATION
Fellow Kenyans, once more we wake up to a sad day!
Extra-Judicial killings, incidents of police abductions, torture and being kept in communicado for several days, are back like never before!
Reports that we have received indicate that about 50 young Kenyans have so far been abducted including my own personal assistant Ernest Nyerere who was picked up from his residence this morning at 5:00am.
We are still looking for Shadrack Kiprono aka Shad Khalif, Osama Otero, Gabriel Oguda, John Frank Githiaka-Franje, Drey Mwangi, Worldsmith, Hilla254 and many more who we are yet to identify.
Our forefathers were taken through the same treatment by the white man in pre-independent Kenya but they never gave up. When the colonial courts jailed more than 500 Mau Mau supporters in September 1952 without legal representation, Argwings K’Odhek single handedly took on the formidable challenge of defending their (Mau Mau) rights by arguing in court that “Human rights are indivisible and universal thus, freedom cannot be appropriate in the West but inapplicable in Africa.”
Fellow Advocates and people of good will, Argwings K’Odhek set the bar for us and we must live up to his dream of a free and united Kenya.
But first, I have a message to the international community who for a second week running, remain quiet and tight lipped.
Are you proud of what is happening in Kenya? Is this your gameplan for Kenya as a non-NATO ally?
Rex Kanyike Masai was peacefully protesting last Thursday, June 20 when a trigger-happy individual shot him dead within the CBD and on the same day, Evans Kiratu was allegedly struck by a tear gas canister in his groin during the protests. Kiratu would later succumb to his injuries the following day at Kenyatta National Hospital.
The death of Rex Kanyike and Evans Kiratu happened just days after a chief inspector of police killed a magistrate during active court proceedings at Makadara Law courts in Nairobi.
Like Willie Kimani, the list of Kenyans killed by law enforcers keeps growing and we cannot continue to be silent. No, it cannot be a trend. Because today it is Rex and tomorrow they may come for me and the day after, you, who is watching or listening.
On February 24th in 1965, Pio Gama Pinto was killed for allegedly engaging the then-president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta in a shouting match over sessional paper no. 10 which virtually legalized capitalism in Kenya.
However, Pinto’s death was not the end of it all; the struggle has continued to this day. The seed of struggle that was planted by our nation’s freedom fighters continues to bear fruits to this day.
Dear Mr. President, if the spirit of struggle did not die with our forefathers who were enslaved, tortured, maimed and eventually killed, what makes you think that it can end today?
I have seen dismissive remarks by politicians and some government officials all over mainstream and social media about the role of Gen Z in shaping Kenya’s future. It seems a number of our leaders think that this is some kind of joke or a game that will soon end or simply fade away. Well, if that is so, then please note that we will no longer continue to be pawns in a game of chess.
The wave of police brutality on peaceful protesters, abductions and killings of innocent Kenyans has pushed us to review our approach and involvement in this noble campaign for Justice for all Kenyans.
We call upon all Advocates, other professional bodies and Kenyans of good will to stand up for this country. Let us stand for Peace, let Justice Be Our Shield and Defender.
#JusticeBeOurShield
FAITH ODHIAMBO
PRESIDENT, LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA.
Can someone break down finance bill sections about land in simple language wazee wa Centro waelewe?
Ju sidhani kuna venye wazazi wetu watalala wakijua even free hold land is now taxable.
The message to President @WilliamsRuto is clear. The GEN Zs are championing on behalf of 55 million Kenya that these are the irreducible minimums:
1. Drop the Finance bill 2024,
2. Stop wastage of public money,
3. Stop corruption,
4. Live within our means,
5. Publish the list of Kenya's debts
6. Public participation will guide a new finance bill and its applications.
#REJECTFİNANCEBİLL2024
A commission of inquiry is needed. All Governors, past and present should be investigated, any looted monies returned & folks sent to prison. How does someone enjoy a good life using haram wealth without an iota of guilt? You can make deals with EACC but not with God. Shindwe
@StanbicKE My superpower for #StanbicServiceWeek would be Prognosticator. This will enable me to identify future threats and opportunities and advise the bank on how to develop products to be proactive rather than reactive@StanbicKE #WeSTANYou#StanbicServiceWeek
I don't know who needs to hear this but am going to leave it here.
Finish that high school, course, training, college, university and graduate. Hang in there. You can do it. Don't give up. A step at a time. A page at a time. An exam at a time. A semester at a time. Go win. ⚖️
Not being shortlisted for a job means one does not even meet the requirements stated for the job. How can an advocate of the high court of Kenya, a renown international solicitor & barrister not get shortlisted for the DPP job. Can the panel share the formula they used please?
His name is #RalphYarl and I’m sick and tired of this feeling…my heart completely broke when I learned this precious 16-year-old, who accidentally rang the door of the wrong address in an attempt to pick up his siblings, was shot in the head… (1/3)
Insurance scam 🧵
Friends, if you ever get in an accident, even where you have merely scratched (tiny) each other's cars, don't shake hands & each driver to go & fix or paint his/her car.
There is an emerging scam whereby you shake hands, you go home thinking all is well../1
This is a picture of the lungsof a child who died of suffocation. This is a peanut. Peanuts are usually the size of a child's airway under 4-5years.
Avoid giving children peanuts, peas, nuts, small dried fruits, candies and popcorn.
Death can't be undone, only prevented.
🚫❌Alert❌🚫
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I’ve read something truly scary this morning. Take a minute and read the screenshots.
@KeEquityBank@Safaricom_Care@SafaricomPLC what’s your explanation?
Be very careful with your transactions so that you don’t fall in to these conmen traps.
Here are Emergency Contacts for Ambulance Services in Kenya.
Save it in your phone.
You could be the difference between life and death one day.
RT to create awareness.✅
Plse dear Kenyans DON’T allow GMO to penetrate our markets! This is a crop that HAS TO be bought to be planted. Seeds DO NOT produce fruit, cereal or veg. (Think STERILE!) & cross-pollinate organic plants that mutate to GMO. Subsistent farming - life line of the poor -endangered!