Senior Counsel Bar Stories

LSK, Senior Counsel Bar reject plan to give President sole power over Senior Counsel appointments
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

LSK and Senior Counsel Bar stressed that the current conferment process ensures that only advocates who meet “the highest standard of distinction” are...

Philip Murgor elected chairperson of Senior Counsel Bar
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 13, 2025

Joyce Majiwa was elected Vice-Chairperson, and Charles Kanjama as Secretary.

New Bill could allow president to award 'Senior Counsel' title to politicians, civil servants
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 25, 2025

The rank of senior counsel comes with special privileges in court, including priority in the listing of cases, sitting in a reserved area within the b...

President Ruto leads Kenyans in mourning Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 05, 2025

The Law Society of Kenya Chairperson, Faith Odhiambo, eulogised Nowrojee as a man of irrefutable poise and honourable character, whose life exemplifie...

Renowned human rights lawyer Pheroze Nowrojee dies
Barack Oduor  |  Apr 05, 2025

LSK Chair Faith Odhiambo eulogised Nowrojee as a man of irrefutable poise and honourable character, whose life exemplified duty to service and dedicat...

Petition seeks to nullify Senior Counsel appointments of 34 top lawyers, judges
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 27, 2025

The petition targets lawyers conferred with the title in 2013 including Ahmednasir Abdullahi, James Orengo, Tom Ojienda, Prof. Githu Muigai and Keriak...

Kenya’s legal community mourns death of family law pioneer Judy Thongori
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 15, 2025

Thongori, who had recently fallen ill, was flown to India for treatment, where she passed away due to complications.

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