Lawyer Levi Munyeri has challenged Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo to resign from her role at the LSK after accepting an appointment to a panel of experts by President William Ruto.

 

Munyeri has, however, vowed to file a petition seeking Faith’s removal if she fails to resign voluntarily from her position as LSK boss.

“It is a personal decision for Faith Odhiambo to serve Ruto in an unconstitutional Panel of Experts,” he stated.

“However, she must resign as the President of LSK, failure to which we will file an urgent motion to eject her as LSK President,” Munyeri noted.

Mr. Munyeri argued that Odhiambo had violated the Constitution and the Statutes of the LSK in accepting the co-chair of the special panel of experts to fast-track compensation for victims of protests.

According to Munyeri, the Panel duplicated the functions of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR), thus causing the LSK boss to violate the law. He contended that the KNCHR received and investigated complaints about alleged human rights violations and took steps to secure appropriate redress where human rights had been violated, which was a key mandate of the Panel.

“Patently, the President of LSK has taken an oath to serve in a Panel of Experts that is anchored on unconstitutionality,” he stated.