This is not a movie plot-line but a baffling revelation of an imposter working as a lawyer with a streak of 26 victories in a row. Brian Mwenda Njagi, an alleged advocate, now faces arrest and unsettling questions about the country’s judicial credibility.
The unmasking happened when Njagi dared to represent former leader Maina Njenga. A video of the courtroom went viral, prompting the Law Society of Kenya(LSK) Nairobi Branch to dig deep into the matter only to find out that Mwenda was never registered as a member of the society. On top of that, he also had no legal qualifications.
He had been presenting himself as a lawyer for three years and had handled 26 cases before High Court Judges, Magistrates, and Court of Appeal Judges. He won all the 26 cases before his arrest.
This shocking expose has garnered a range of reactions, from shock to amusement that someone without any qualification outperformed established lawyers in the court.
One social media user posted “So he won 26 cases against Lawyers who went to the law school but he’s rather being punished? Those lawyers should rather be punished for letting one who hasn’t attended a law school win cases against them,”
Other pleaded to give him the lisence. “Fair enough. Winning 26 cases isn’t beans. He deserves that license.”
Another user pointed out the forgery of Law Schools. “Brian Mwenda has proved that Law School is a Scam and Law Bar Examination is a Scam too these are Standards made by the Colonial systems this man litigated and won all his cases give him the Law license to practice Law.”
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