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LSK seeks to redeem its bite as lawyers head to key elections

Lawyers matching from Milimani Court to Nairobi streets in solidarity protesting harassment of their members by state. [Photo/Standard]

The battle for the soul of Law Society of Kenya (LSK) will be on the cards when lawyers go to the polls on Thursday, amid concerns that the once powerful society has lost its kick.

From a highly respected statutory body that once knocked the living daylights out of governments to a feeble institution now often brushed off even by third rate politicians, the fall of LSK has been epic.

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