Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have launched a manhunt for a university student who has been practising law without a license while at the same time using an advocate's credentials illegally. According to the LSK, the suspect posed as a Nairobi-based lawyer, Brian Mwenda and defrauded unsuspecting clients. The imposter continued practising until the real advocate, Brian Mwenda, reported to the Secretariat, lamenting that he could not access his LSK portal. A photo of a man masquerading as Nairobi lawyer Brian Mwenda, posing for a photo outside Milimani Law Courts in August 2022. The ICT personnel at the Secretariat noted that he had been locked out of the system as another person had taken his identity, masquerading in court as Brian Mwenda.
