A division has emerged in the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) over the recruitment for the position of Chief Executive Officer, which is said to have been interfered with by a section of the lawyers’ organisation.
After a successful interview and subsequent tallying, Mercy Wambua who served as the deputy CEO, emerged top with 801.5 points while the second contender was Jemimah Keli with 738 points.
She was followed by Beatrice Chelangat and Ronald Oyagi with 576 and 573 points respectively. However, the bone of contention is that some of the council members have shown open preference to Keli.
An LSK council member, Dennis Mosota, has now written to LSK chairman Eric Mutua, urging him to look into the matter.
They said unless handled in a transparent and procedural manner, it is likely to degenerate into a controversy of proportions that may potentially underscore and nourish the current divisions in LSK.
He asked Mutua to condemn ‘uncanny attempts’ at regularising and legitimating subjectivity in order to preserve the dignity and integrity of the council, adding that they owe all candidates who went for interview respect for their right to be considered competitively. The council had convened on January 25 to determine the suitable candidate.
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