A Kenyan man who is accused of impersonating a lawyer reportedly won all 26 cases in the High Court. Kenyan police say Brian Mwenda stole a lawyer’s identity and began practicing law without a license.
Mwenda’s story is going viral. The Law Society of Kenya wants him to be caught and arrested for impersonating a lawyer. He is still on the run from the law.
Mwenda argued 26 cases before the country’s High Court and Court of Appeals. He reportedly won all 26 cases.
“He argued 26 cases before High Court Judges, Magistrates, and Court of Appeal Judges. He won all 26 of the cases,” Facts East Africa tweeted.
FACT: Kenyan authorities have arrested a fake lawyer, Brian Mwenda, who has falsely been presenting himself as an Advocate of the high court of Kenya.
He argued 26 cases before High Court Judges, Magistrates, and Court of Appeal Judges. He won all the 26 cases before his arrest. pic.twitter.com/fp8HXwtWS9
— Facts East Africa (@east_facts) October 12, 2023
Police say Mwenda’s success caused judges and magistrates to dig into his history. They discovered that he was not licensed to practice law.
Mwenda reportedly accessed the Law Society of Kenya’s website and tried to apply for a license under the stolen identity.
The real lawyer, who is also named Brian Mwenda, didn’t have a license because he worked in the Attorney General’s office and didn’t apply for one, per Citizen TV Kenya.
“We can confirm that we do not have an advocate by the masquerader Brian Mwenda,” Eric Theuri, the president of the Law Society of Kenya told Citizen TV Kenya. “What we have is another advocate by the name Brian Mwenda Twega who was admitted in 2022 but had not taken out a practicing certificate,” Theuri said.
