Lawyers and judges war of words continue
By Evelyn Kwamboka
Chief Justice Evan Gicheru has been critisised for telling lawyers to respect judges.
East African Law Society Secretary General, Mr James Mwamu, said respect must be mutual and judges must stop running the judiciary like a military barrack.
Mwamu was responding to the CJ
And in North Rift, lawyers vowed to continue boycotting Eldoret and Kitale High courts until the Judiciary addresses their grievances. Lawyers have refused to attend courts presided by Justice Mary An State to shut down 25 entities, privatise others in new reforms State, workers' pay tensions cloud function Why the super-rich are ditching commercial property investments S Sudan Central Bank Governor Rallies East Africans to Invest in Juba Co-op Bank lines up billions for women-owned SMEs after German loan deal Construction players protest state's bid to tax mining sector Insurance sector players to explore use of AI in deepening uptake Sugarcane farmers accuse AFA of 'siding with cartels' as prices drop Growing demand for housing births modern mansions in Nakuru slums Mwamu pointed out that when a judge insults a lawyer in an open court, it affects one He reminded judges and magistrates that there is a movement in the legal profession, where one who serves in the bench may end up in the bar. On claims that some lawyers use flimsy excuses to have their cases adjourned, Mwamu said judges and magistrates have powers to merit the reasons given to them. He told Meru judge Murugi Mugo that asking litigants to hire other lawyers would not solve the problem in her station. Early this week, Justice Mugo urged litigants represented by boycotting lawyers to disengage them to expedite determination of their cases.READ MORE
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