A few years ago, I had the privilege of being a part of an international conference in Accra. At one of the group sessions, the issue of lawyer advertising came up. I argued forcefully against the current rules that prohibit advertising and described them as colonial relics that have become shorn of their relevance. The … Read more
Kenya’s police chief Saturday ordered an investigation after a video circulated on social media showing a police officer killing a disarmed man in cold blood in front of a crowd of onlookers in Nairobi. “I have ordered thorough investigations on the shooting incident that occurred in Eastleigh,” a majority Somali neighbourhood in the Kenyan capital, … Read more
Patrick Lumumba is currently the director of the Kenya School of Law. One of Kenya’s top lawyers renowned for his eloquence has agreed to apologise within 14 days for plagiarising the work of a fellow colleague. Patrick Lumumba, known as PLO, agreed to write a letter of apology to lawyer Wachira Maina and another to … Read more