Lawyers vow to oust DCI
and Daniel Kituku
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK)is digging in for a fierce fight with the Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin on grounds of incompetence unless the government safeguard all lawyers.
The LSK is acting in response to summons issued by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations to Lawyer Danstan Omari in connection with the alleged raid at former CS Dr Fred Matiang'i's Karen Home.
The lawyers argue that it was an attempt to limit the freedom of the High Court of Kenya's advocates, and they have vowed to represent Lawyer Danstan Omari to the end.
Speaking during a press conference held at the Milimani Law Courts, Lawyer Cliff Ombeta recalled that he underwent similar intimidation by the DCI and police while representing Lawyer Willie Kimani murder suspects and Akasha Brothers drug suspects in Mombasa.
According to Lawyer Ombeta, the DCI had asked lawyer Danstan Omari to reveal what he discussed with his client but the society considers this as a violation of the oath of secrecy.
He stated that Lawyer Danstan Omari was acting on a communication privilege and that he stood by what his client had informed him, which was correct.
Lawyer Felix Kiprono, on the other hand, also recalled his harassment while defending Mulot SIM swap suspects in court in Kes 5oo million Fuliza scandal.
"They came for Willy Kimani when he was pleading for a client, and they eventually killed him. They came for Mr. Steve Mburu, they came for Mr. Ratemo, they came for Mr. Ham Langat, and they also came for me the other day when I was representing the Mulot SIM swap," he said.
He went on to say that the intimidation of lawyer Danstan Omari was not an attack on an individual, but rather an attack on all Advocates of the High Court of Kenya.
The society called upon Mr. Abdi Mohamed and Mr. Sang to resign forthwith, "failure to which they threatened to institute mechanisms to remove them from office saying their action was a clear demonstration that they are incompetent in discharge of their duties in office".
