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Lawyers seek to overturn legal outsourcing order

Nakuru High Court Judge Samwel Mohochi. [File, Standard]

The High Court will on January 20, 2026, hear five urgent applications filed by law firms challenging an order that temporarily barred government entities from outsourcing legal services.

Eight lawyers filed the applications, urging Nakuru High Court Judge Samwel Mohochi to set aside the order issued on January 12. The applications, filed between January 14 and January 16, have been certified as urgent and will be heard concurrently.

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