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Supreme Court loses bid to halt case on Ahmednasir's ban

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Lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi. [File, Standard]

Supreme Court Judges have suffered a setback after the High Court declined to dismiss a petition filed by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) challenging the indefinite ban imposed on lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi and his associates.

Justice Chacha Mwita ruled that the High Court has powers to determine the petition, as anyone claiming infringement of constitutional rights and fundamental freedoms cannot be shut out but should be heard.

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