A man in Kenya has been accused of pretending to be a lawyer even though he doesn’t have the proper qualifications. He has told the court that he is innocent.
A person named Brian Mwenda Njagi was taken to court in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, on Wednesday. This comes after he was arrested on Tuesday.
He is accused of creating fake legal papers to work as a lawyer and stealing others’ identities.
He is called the “fake lawyer” by local news outlets. They say he has won many court cases even though he is not trained as a lawyer.
However, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) disagrees with this. “From what we know, Mr. Mwendwa has been going to court for about eight or nine months. It seems unlikely that he could have completed that many cases unless they were small claims courts that finish within 60 days,” said Eric Theuri, the LSK chairman, in an interview with the BBC.
Our investigations have revealed that he does not actually have a real law degree from Strathmore University. Additionally, we have discovered that the bar admission letter he possesses, which grants him permission to practice law, has a forged signature of the former chief justice Evans Gicheru, who served between 2003 and 2011.
But, the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) in Kenya has praised him as a smart young person who has achieved success without traditional qualifications.
Mike Sonko, who has caused much disagreement during his time as governor of Nairobi, supports him as well.
Mr Mwenda, who is out of jail until his trial, says he did not do anything wrong and plans to run for office in the 2027 elections.
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‘Fake lawyer’ from Kenya enters a not-guilty plea
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70-year-old fake lawyer busted
A scene unfolded in the Amasaman Circuit Court on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, as the presiding judge of a case issued a warrant for the apprehension of the legal counsel representing the accused party in the lawsuit. The lawyer in question is Nii Bi Griffiths Dodoo, aged 70.
Assisted by warrant officers, the court’s registrar swiftly detained the alleged attorney, Nii Bi Griffiths Dodoo, and conveyed him to the Amasaman Divisional Police Headquarters.
It came to light that Nii Bi Griffiths Dodoo was not on the roll of lawyers and belonged to an unlicensed law firm and was on the face of the facts before the court, an imposter.
The Amasaman Divisional Police upon receiving him from the Court Registrar detained the 70-year-old on charges of impersonation and unlawful practice as a lawyer contrary to the Criminal Offence Act (Act 29) of 1960.
According to the police report on the matter, the “Court Registrar arrested to Amasaman Divisional Headquarters, a 70-year-old suspect Lawyer Nii Bi Griffiths Dodoo, dressed in a wig, a bib and gown with the help of Court warrant Officers on the orders of the Circuit Judge.
The suspect Lawyer had presented himself as the counsel for a defendant in Suit No. C1/33/2023 titled Rev. Dr. Samuel Adu VRS Nii Osabu Akwei 1. He presented his practice licence number as eGAR/02121/23 from DUAME , GEORGE AND ASSOCIATES With chamber No. ePP00217/23.
The report sighted by MyNewsGh.com explained that the Judge ordered the arrest of Mr Nii Bii Griffiths Dodoo after perusing a document from the General Legal Council (GLC) dated July 23, 2023 and signed by the Secretary of the GLC, Justice Cynthia Pamela Addo telling the Court that Mr Griffiths Dodoo was not on the roll of lawyers and did not belong to a licensed law firm.
The Amasaman Divisional Police Command is currently investigating the matter as Mr Griffiths Dodoo is being prepared to face prosecution.