A Nakuru High Court on January 12, 2026 issued conservatory orders in a a constitutional petition filed to bar counties from sourcing external lawyers.
The petitioners argue that counties already have Attorneys, hence hiring lawyers becomes a burden to the people.
Addressing Press in Nakuru on Tuesday January 13, 2027, one of the petitioners Lawyer Magare Gikenyi lauded the court for condidering the petition.
According to Gikenyi, the outsourcing of legal experts despite having county Attorneys is against the constitution.
He stated that to ensure prudence in public finance management, then counties should maximize on the County Attorneys.
This, according to the petitioners will save taxpayer’s money and ensure more development.
Lawyer Gikenyi expressed optimism that the petition will sail through and will be a win for the constitution and the people.
Sentiments echoed by Laban Omusundi who revealed that he conceived this idea in his small bedroom: challenging the culture of Counties outsourcing legal services despite having County Attorneys.
“I submitted a petition to the Senate, and it ignited a national conversation. Unfortunately, two Senate Committees down played the matter, despite overwhelming evidences from the Controller of Budget and the Auditor-General clearly exposing massive abuse of public funds under the guise of legal services,” he stated.
With the conservatory orders now in place, Omusundi said is a great step towards constitutionalism.
He says what began as a personal idea has grown into a national and international conversation.
“I appreciate the collective effort and sharp minds of Okoiti Omutatah, Magare Gikenyi, Karanja Njuguna, and myself for filing this petition,” he stated.
It should be noted that the petition will be coming up for inter-party hearing, before determination is made.
