Leading the crackdown in Bungoma town, Steve Mbugua, a lawyer under the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) umbrella and in charge of a committee that handles masqueraders, says the council has embarked on a countrywide crackdown aiming to safeguard the lawyers’ space of practice.
He reveals that upon request and concern by the local leadership of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) regarding the influx of fake lawyers conning innocent residents, they sprang into action to weed them out.
“In today’s operations, we have managed to nab five individuals who have been running four separate law firms which they purport to be legal,” he said.
In addition, lawyer Mbugua said that during the search, they recovered crucial documents such as title deeds, whose matters are pending in court. This is a clear indication that these fake lawyers have also been appearing in court, especially during virtual court sessions.
In Bungoma’s raid, he also asserted that some secretaries have modified stamps and receipts, where they receive cash from clients without the knowledge of their bosses, purporting to offer services that are beyond their scope.
Mr. Mbugua called upon members of the public seeking legal services to verify the names of legal service providers through the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) search in the Google search engine.
He says the society has put in place various teams which are working in coordination with the national office to ensure that those who have been arrested have not reopened their offices in case they are given bail in court.
He warned that those arrested masquerading as lawyers face a penalty of one to a maximum of three years in imprisonment, a fine, or both.
The suspects were taken to Bungoma Police Station for further processing.
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