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Citizen Digital. Copied to clipboard. Ahmednasir Abdullahi speaks to the media on December 1, Daily Nation. Latest News. His recent cases include representing a Canadian-based energy company and a pan-African bank, acting for Kenya Power and Lighting and Company and the Central Bank of Kenya, and advising the Government of Kenya on the restructuring of Kenya Airways.

Pheroze Nowrojee, a senior counsel renowned for his expertise in corporate and commercial law, commands a fee of Ksh 2 million per case. Over the years, he has represented high-profile clients, including former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga. No matter what happened in the past and no matter how he has run the society, we can help him to achieve his goals.

What in your view is the problem with LSK? Would it help if all the council members, including the president and the secretary, resigned and allowed members to elect a new office? I have talked to Havi and to the other council members and the secretary.

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There is no fundamental disagreement. May be ego and poor personal chemistry among the parties. But in terms of where the society should go, they are all on the same page. There is the issue of accounting. All the parties agree that the books should be audited by a private, independent auditor. I have sat with all of them in this office and tried to reconcile.

We agreed on everything but when we brought them to sign a truce, they just disappeared. Havi says that there is evidence that the government is involved and is weakening him with a view to controlling the society. I have no evidence. Of course, I know from experience that the government is never a friend of the law society because it is one of the most important watchdogs of a government at any given time.

The term of the current council is ending and in another five months, we will be going to the polls. The elections will be held one way or another because it is statutory. From your tweets and public comments, it seems you are rooting for DP Ruto to become president and in fact, you recently represented in court the Turkish businessman Harun Aydin — his ally.

You are also representing the DP in the Weston Hotel case.

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What can you say about your relationship with him? I tell my friends, Prof Makau Mutua and Donald Kipkorir, that I am not a card-carrying member of any party like themselves. I have also said that, unlike many people who say that they are for Raila or Ruto or another person, I have never declared my support for anybody including the deputy president.

I acted for the President and the deputy in the last elections. I have an advocate-client relationship with them. I sat with them during those cases and some other things here and there. The DP is, therefore, someone I know. The DP is also my neighbour in Karen. Our houses face each other.

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In my religion, we value a lot how you treat your neighbours. We talk a lot. He calls me and I also call him. We are in constant communication. He seeks my advice on one or two things. We are not strangers. I speak with him often. What would you say about your relationship with the President? I am one of the people who bought the agenda he put on the table.

Uhuru ticked all the boxes in a young man, educated, nationalistic, no record of blemish. When the presidential petition came we jumped into it and did it to the best of our abilities. After they formed the government, Uhuru invited us for lunch at his home, the whole team that defended the election. I was very supportive. The same in The last time I met him was when we were preparing for the presidential election petition.

Would you consider BBI as a turn-off from Uhuru? When history is written of the Uhuru presidency, BBI is one of the biggest blunders he has committed. If you want to bring the country together, it is a good idea. But that the president can take an initiative to amend the constitution in such a radical manner, create 70 new constituencies, and proceed to distribute them according to how he wants… Uhuru tried to do the most radical reconfiguration of the politics and legal setup of the country since independence.

For me, BBI was such an audacious attempt to overthrow the constitution that I could not stomach it. That was my point of departure. Advertise With Us. Social Media. Policies Privacy Policy. Subscription My Account. Contact Us Contact Us. Welcome Back! Sign In with Facebook. Sign In with Google. Sign In with Linked In. Forgotten Password?

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