LSK Lawyer Ahmednassir Secures Win Against Uhuru in Court

President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking at the official hand-over ceremony of the Mang’u Dispensary Outpatient Block in Kiambu County on December 4, 2019.
President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking at the official hand-over ceremony of the Mang’u Dispensary Outpatient Block in Kiambu County on December 4, 2019.
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The Law Society of Kenya, through lawyer Ahmednassir Abdullahi, secured its first win on Tuesday, July 21, against an order issued by President Uhuru Kenyatta.

The head of state had ordered all government entities to terminate engagements with private law firms within 21 days.

A report by Daily Nation indicated that Justice John Mativo suspended the order after LSK lamented that the order was illegal.

"I have carefully weighed the grounds cited in the application. I do not think this case falls within the ambit of frivolous or vexatious cases defined above.

Ahmednasir Abdullahi speaks to the media on December 1, 2015.
Ahmednasir Abdullahi speaks to the media on December 1, 2015.
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"The issues presented in this application establish an arguable case which ought to be interrogated by the court,” ruled the judge.

The LSK Nairobi Branch argued that they did not participate in the resolution that sought to end their contracts to the state.

The Society, through lawyer Abdullahi, moved to court to block the directive arguig that the careers of some 7,000 lawyers who practice in Nairobi was at Stake.

Uhuru made the directive two weeks ago during a meeting with 85 government chiefs.

During the virtual meeting, the head of state had also directed state institutions that had filed cases against each other to drop them in seven days time.

“As for the prayer for stay, owing to the nature of the impugned decision, it is my view that if the same is implemented, the applicants case will be rendered nugatory.

"The court has a duty to preserve the status quo to ensure that a litigant’s suit if successful is not rendered nugatory," he added.

Attorney-General Paul Kihara Kariuki who was mentioned as the government's representative, was given a 15-day ultimatum to respond to the suit.

High Court Judge John Mativo in court during a past case hearing.
High Court Judge John Mativo in court during a past case hearing.
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