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Memories of dark days as lawyers fight Ruto's attacks on Judiciary

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The Law Society of Kenya led lawyers in a peaceful procession against the recent remarks on the Judiciary by President Ruto at the Supreme Court of Kenya, Nairobi on January 12, 2023. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

In a major clap back against what they termed a re-emergence of dictatorship, lawyers on Friday staged demonstrations to protest President William Ruto's incessant attacks on the Judiciary.

Hoisting placards and singing anti-Ruto chants, members of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) stormed Parliament and the Office of the President, the two institutions they accuse of attempting to emasculate the Judiciary.

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