Battle for LSK top seat enters homestretch amid state infiltration, ethnicity claims

The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) presidential candidate Faith Odhiambo, during the LSK debate on February 21, 2024, at Riara University in Nairobi. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

At the Law Society of Kenya's head office along Gitanga Road in Nairobi, a plaque of former chairpersons and presidents greets the eyes as you enter the corridor.

Humphrey Slade, who served between 1949 and 1950 when LSK was formed by Section 3 of the Law Society of Kenya Ordinance, 1949 sits at the top of the list.