Kenya’s Lawyers Demand Justice for Murdered Advocate
"We condemned the brutal killing of Mbobu who was a senior counsel and we urge the police inspector General to haste the investigations and the perpetrators to book," Adhiambo said.
Members of the Law Society of Kenya took to the streets in Nairobi County today to protest the brutal killing of their colleague, Mathews Kyalo Mbobu.
The procession started from Milimani Law Courts towards the city centre, and the Members will converge at the Supreme Court before presenting a petition to the Inspector General of police, Douglas Kanja, seeking speedy investigations into the killing of Kyallo.
Led by LSK president Faith Adhiambo, the lawyers condemned the heinous act, saying no one is supposed to take another person’s life,
“We condemned the brutal killing of Mbobu who was a senior counsel and we urge the police inspector General to haste the investigations and the perpetrators to book,” Adhiambo said.
Senior counsel Philip Murgor condemned the act, saying lawyers deserve protection from law enforcement.
“Our job is difficult and we require support and this is not the time for rumours and all sorts of distractions. Right now we want through investigations and actions taken,” Murgor said.
The lawyers pointed out that police should not hesitate to arrest perpetrators regardless of who they are in society, since we do not want this to recur.
The lawyers in the procession included former LSK chairman Ahmednasir Abdullahi, SC Eugene Wamalwa, Pravin Bowri and LSK commissioner to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Ombati Omwanza, among others.
The late Mbobu was shot on Tuesday evening by unknown people while heading home in Karen.
The deceased, who had practised for 35 years, was shot eight times according to the medical report by government pathologist Johansen Oduor.
