One thing is for sure, when push comes to shove, it’s the Judiciary that shall style up, not the Advocates.
A radical surgery is looming. It may not be tomorrow but sure as death, it’s also not very far.
Earlier today, I led the LSK leadership, Senior Counsel Bar and representatives from regional bar associations in declaring our unyielding resolve as advocates across the country executed a nationwide court boycott.
This intervention reiterates an unequivocal mandate to the Bench: judicial independence must never be weaponized as an absolute shield against constitutional accountability. Courts cannot issue conservatory orders to insulate judicial officers from anti-corruption investigations by the JSC or EACC while chronic registry paralysis, e-filing failures and deliberate case delays continue to deny Kenyans access to justice.
Following today’s successful, peaceful mobilization, the @LawSocietyofKe Council and the Senior Counsel Bar will engage the Judicial Service Commission on July 31st to enforce concrete institutional reforms. We will not compromise on the integrity of our courts.
#TimeIsRIPE
I've always advocated for social sanctions amongst peers when one or more is errant. If you chose to appear today and sought orders against a colleague, or sought to proceed ex parte in the middle of a boycott, then expect social sanctions.
Today, in the spirit of the boycott, Law Society of Kenya President Charles Kanjama, together with Emeritus Presidents Nelson Havi and Eric Theuri, Vice President Teresia W. Nicholas, and General Member Vivian Eyase, visited various court stations at the Milimani Law Courts to monitor compliance.
It was encouraging to witness the overwhelming adherence by our members, with Judicial Officers extending due indulgence to advocates in recognition of the exercise.
We commend our members for their unity, discipline, and unwavering commitment to this collective action. We continue to call upon all advocates to remain steadfast in this clarion call until our concerns are meaningfully addressed.
Unity. Resolve. Purpose.
We have a PROBLEM. In some courts, you submit on a bail application. The JOs pen is stagnant. It does not move. You keep an eye contact nothing happens. We are just echoing clients instructions. The time is NIGH. ACCOUNTABILITY is NOW. @Ndonglaw043
Imagine that JO spoke like that and it was being recorded. Others speak worse i tell you. We want our dignity back as practitioners. @kelvinopere1@Ndonglaw043@sadamgooner
suddenly @Kenyajudiciary@jsckenya has mechanisms to deal with misconduct administratively yet so many complaints against JOs are lying at CBK pension towers with no action. Who is fooling who?? @CJMarthaKoome
I told you people kuwachana na mambo ya Chief kuwaandikia land sale agreement at hefty charges, mkanidismiss😂.
Look at this situation where the Chief assumed the role of an Advocate and did his thing:
Thing 1, the land's title is in the name of the deceased but Certificate of Confirmed Grant has been issued where the land is bequethed to his son who sells it to person X for Kes 12,000,000.
Thing 2, the vendor at the time of sale had children who were adults plus his wife. None of them was aware of the sale.
Thing 3, Chief draws a sham agreement and charges Kes 250,000 and he's paid without negotiating.
Thing 4, Person X after paying the entire purchase price wants to take control of the land he 'lawfully' purchased 😂.
Thing 5 and here's the bomboclat, the vendor is dead and the children of the vendor wants their land back. They did not know of the sale since the land is ancestral.
If the purchaser had engaged an Advocate, angejua the implications of customary trust as an overriding interest on land ownership.
Now the Purchaser has approached an advocate to christen his impropriety😂. You people never cease amazing me!
You trust Area Chief to draft agreement whose subject value is Kes 12,000,000?
Laymen and self -proclaimed thought leaders like Edwin Dande are taking our struggle with mediators out of context. Court-Annexed Mediation is not the same as ordinary mediation. Court-annexed mediation should be the exclusive domain of Advocates.
The end.
The battle against none Advocate Mediators has been won because of unity by Advocates.
Accordingly, @LawSocietyofKe and President @ckanjama should communicate this position to the @Kenyajudiciary and @CJMarthaKoome.
The Judiciary should thereafter, proceed to revoke the accreditation of all none Advocate Mediators in the Court Annexed Mediation Program. Advocates should ensure compliance by rejecting any none Advocate Mediator to handle legal disputes referred to mediation.
This week two young ambitious advocates visited my chambers. The agenda was kutoka block. I will not rest until young advocates get emancipated
Proud of you @Esq_Dalmas_J
Wakili, it's barely 6months since you became an Advocate, why did you register your own law firm that young? You should have worked under a seasoned Advocate to gain experience. How do you deal with clients who prefer experience?
This thread is for you🧵🧵.
As you've rightly impugned we're different. Whereas you're a clerk, I am an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. You are not aware of what I went through to have that account under my name. Let me celebrate my 'little' wins undeterred.