Lawyers demand LSK president quit state panel role

Faith Odhiambo LSK President & Houghton Irungu AMNESTY Kenya Director as they called on the EAC and the international community to demand that the government of Tanzania hold accountable the police officers responsible for the torture assault of Boniface Mwangi & Agather Atuhaire.[Wilberforce Okwiri,Standard]

Lawyers have demanded Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo step down from a government panel on protest victims, calling her appointment unconstitutional and a threat to the society’s independence.

In separate letters dated September 4 and September 5, 2025, three advocates said Odhiambo’s role as vice chairperson of the presidential panel created a conflict of interest and undermined the Law Society’s mandate to hold the state accountable.