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42-year-old carpenter gets nod to be court advocate

Kongani Udoto Kongani when he visited Standard Group offices yesterday. Inset: Mr Udoto at his workshop. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

A 42-year-old carpenter is among lawyers who will tomorrow be given the green light to represent litigants in courts across the country.

Kongani Udoto Kongani first grabbed headlines on September 4, 2016, when he appeared before Judicial Service Commission (JSC) seeking to succeed former Chief Justice Willy Mutunga despite knowing he did not have an advocate’s licence.

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