irene otto

Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.
Partner-Murugi, Otto & Wadegu Advocates.
Council Member-Nairobi Representative, Law Society of Kenya

[irene otto @irene_otto]

@joshuamalidzo 😂😂😂

[irene otto @irene_otto]

Tukijibu utatupea?
Pig farming solely sell pork and this will do so well in Bukura because I have seen it happen before. It will just be reviving the business

[Hon. Peter Salasya @pksalasya]

With 200k what business can you do with ukizipata ideas please .

[Law Society of Kenya @LawSocietyofKe]

The @LawSocietyofKe – through the PIL Committee convened by @ManwaOH has secured a crucial court victory (HCCHR Petition 390 of 2025).

Hon. Judge Chacha Mwita's decisive action resulted in orders to SUSPEND the directive blocking live demonstration coverage and RESTORE broadcasts.

Your right to know is protected! #RuleOfLaw #LSKForJustice

[♡ BeelzebabE ♡ @casimir_pull]

My friend and 5+ other people are being held in OleKasasi police station. A policeman called me and demanded I go bail them out, I have asked what their offense was and he told me "they LOOK suspicious, we don't know their intentions"
This is all because they have dreadlocks

[Kenyatta University #ExperienceKU @KenyattaUni]

🎉 Thrilled to announce that the Kenyatta University Team—Celine Maina, Brian Naimodu, Vincent Kyalo & Ryan Muriithi—shone at the African Regional Rounds of the John H. Jackson Moot, securing 1st Runners Up, Best Complainant Memorials & Best Oralist awards! 🏆 Coached by our alumni John Muchina, Mitchel Kakai, and Saweria Mwangi, they're now headed to the global rounds. Congratulations!

#KUPride #KUShines #MootCourtCompetitions2025

[irene otto @irene_otto]

#BloodParliament

Lest we forget, 25th June, 2024

[BBC News Africa @BBCAfrica]

📽️ You can now watch the #BBCAfricaEye documentary, 'Blood Parliament' here: https://t.co/4flvWwdV43

[Wamutahi @Son_of_Laikipia]

If you go to protests, you are abducted. If you stay at home and tweet, you are abducted. That is what we call a dictatorship brethren. #FreeKibet

[Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8]

Yesterday morning, 7 Turkish asylum seekers namely Mustafa Genç, Abdullah Genç, Hüseyin Yeşilsu, Necdet Seyitoğlu, Öztürk Uzun, Alparslan Taşçı and Saadet Taşçı were abducted in Nairobi by unknown masked gunmen. Three of the abductees have since been released, while 4 remain unaccounted for.

The @LawSocietyofKe condemns the heinous violation of human rights and calls for immediate investigations to identify the perpetrators and locate the 4 missing persons. We note that Kenya has obligations under international law to protect the rights of all persons resident in Kenya. We further note that the Mutual Legal Assistance Act is clear that Kenya will not provide legal assistance to any foreign operatives with respect to matters of a political nature. The identification, tracking, enforced disappearance and seizure of property of the 7 individuals is, therefore, illegal in toto and inconsistent with Kenya's commitment to uphold the rule of law.

Such acts of contempt against our sovereignty and constitutionalism cannot be condoned. We demand that the @DCI_Kenya and @IG_NPS act swiftly and decisively in getting to the bottom of this matter.

#TransnationalRepressionKE

[irene otto @irene_otto]

This is where we are as a country! Our colleagues at ODPP what are these charges?I
#ReleaseMoraraKebaso #RejectSHIF #RejectSHA

[Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8]

At around 1 am Bob Njagi managed find his way to Tigoni police station and for assistance. He is alive and well. The message from Bob and family,
'To family, friends and every Kenyan that has continued to pray for me, I wish to confirm that I am well and with my family. It is now time to quiet the noise, be grateful for life and for everyone to reflect on why Kenya matters.'

[Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8]

Confirming they are alive and well

[irene otto @irene_otto]

High Court grants LSK and KHRC's request for leave to file a JR to challenge the KAA's decision to lease JKIA to Adani for 30 years. The court also issued a stay of further implementation of the privately initiated Adani proposal pending hearing of the case

[Wakili-Steven Mbugua @WanjiruSteven]

Earlier today we accompanied the victims of Nane Nane arbitrary arrests to report suspicious surveillance & threats they have received from persons believe to be from @NPSOfficial_KE. It’s unfortunate that Citizens have to live in fear for carrying out civic education to masses.

[Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8]

Use of a civilian’s motor vehicle who is under police custody @NPSOfficial_KE I hope this is not the new trend we should expect from the Ag. Inspector General!

[irene otto @irene_otto]

This is so sad😔.

[husseinkhalid @husskhalid]

Presently in Mukuru kwa Njenga assisting with the recovery of bodies. So far four have been retrieved. Local divers are saying there are more in the pit. Sad sad scenes.
NB: Viewer discretion advised

[irene otto @irene_otto]

#actionnotdialogue
Anguka nayo

[Law Society of Kenya @LawSocietyofKe]

Law Society of Kenya position on the Presidential Taskforce on Forensic Audit of Public Debt.

[Faith Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8]

Our team led by council member @irene_otto secured the release of a total of 26 people, 25 men from Industrial Area Remand Prison and one lady from Lang'ata Women's Prison. All the 26 plus 23 others, including minors, had been arrested following protests at Rongai last week and arraigned at Ngong Law Courts on Monday, where they were charged. The minors had been released on free bond and allowed to go home with their parents.

The team continues to make efforts to trace one accused person who was not at Industrial Area Remand where the documents show he ought to be.

[Law Society of Kenya @LawSocietyofKe]

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, Khalif Kairo, 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

@FaithOdhiambo8
PRESIDENT, LAW SOCIETY OF KENYA.