The Law Society of Kenya in Bomet has warned residents to be wary of quacks presenting themselves as lawyers to help in land deals, succession and other issues. More and more swindlers purport to offer legal services but con residents out of a lot of money, branch chairman Kadet Kiprono told reporters on Friday. The county has about 30 registered lawyers and 10 law firms but the number of people pretending to be High Court advocates has "surged", Kiprono said. He urged residents to report cons to the LSK. Many gullible resident have been double-crossed by fake lawyers in land succession cases, the lawyer said.

Source: The Star August 23, 2020 19:02 UTC