LSK feud rages on as group seeks removal of council

Differences between some Law Society of Kenya (LSK) top officials and its members over construction of a Sh1.2 billion arbitration centre are yet to be resolved.

The society's distraught members refused to meet the LSK council with the aim of ironing out contentious issues. Instead, they are gathering signatures for another special general meeting in which the council might be sent packing.

"The law requires that we collect signatures from at least five per cent of members in all branches. This comes to about 500 signatures to requisition a special general meeting. As of yesterday, we were at 1,120 signatures," Okoa LSK group said in a statement issued by Edwin Sifuna.

"The membership of the society will not be participating in the "consultative" meetings on the arbitration centre organised by the council as to do so would undermine the supreme authority of members who voted to abandon the project at the last annual general meeting," the group added.

The call for a parallel meeting comes after LSK President Erick Mutua called for a consultative meeting to be held on May 30 with another general meeting slated for late September 26.

According to Okoa LSK, in the special general meeting that will be held on a date that is yet to be determined, it will discuss the appointment of an audit firm to investigate LSK's financial activities between January 2010 and December 2014.

They also want LSK Chief Executive Officer Apollo Mboya sent on a compulsory leave. The special general meeting will also discuss Mutua's removal as well as that of his deputy.

"The agenda will be to deliberate and resolve the removal of the council chairman, vice chairman and all other members pursuant to Regulation 10 of the LSK (General) Regulations and pursuant to the notice of motion issued to the secretary on January 13, 2015," the statement read.