Judge: Lawyers to answer if linked to a crime committed by client

High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi during petitions challenging the removal of Chief Justice Martha Koome and six Supreme Court judges at Milimani court, May 16, 2025.

Lawyers’ professional privileges and immunity do not extend beyond the accountability line, the High Court has ruled.

While dismissing a case filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) against the Director of Public Prosecutions, Inspector General of Police, Director of Criminal Investigations and Attorney General, Justice Lawrence Mugambi said that lawyers must account for their actions while practising law.