LSK must step up pursuit of social good

The Law Society of Kenya’s (LSK) annual conference in Mombasa has provided a forum where the role of lawyers to promote social good has been at the centre of discussions. Various speakers have theorised about the evolving role of lawyers in Kenya’s social and political transformation with the widening of democratic space.

While some like Deputy William Ruto would like to see less exploitation of legal loopholes to circumvent the law — particularly in the procurement of goods and services by the government — others have called for a socially conscious class of legal professionals.