This archive report was first published on 28 June 2020.
On June 28, 2020, the High Court intervened in a dispute between Attorney General Kihara Kariuki and Solicitor General Kennedy Ogeto, and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK).
The LSK had planned to de-register the duo at its Annual General Meeting scheduled for July 23, but High Court Judge John Mativo issued interim orders blocking the move.
According to the court ruling, Kihara and Ogeto will continue with their day-to-day duties as they battle with LSK in court to save their jobs.
The two had argued that section 8(2) of the Office of the AG Act protects them from personal liability while in office.
LSK's council had directed the duo to explain why they should not be delisted during the AGM for alleged misconduct, stemming from a fight over swearing-in of 41 judges nominated by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
LSK also accused the AG of failure to gazette advocates as part of essential service providers during the curfew hours, despite a court order.
The society council wants the duo kicked out for failing to advise President Uhuru Kenyatta to appoint judges whose names were forwarded to him last year.
