Lawyer arrested in Kenya after allegedly winning 26 cases despite not being qualified.

A Kenyan man, who had an impressive track record of winning 26 court cases without any defeats, has been arrested by the Kenyan police for false pretenses. Brian Mwenda was accused of portraying himself as a lawyer in Nairobi, Kenya.

The Rapid Action Team of the Nairobi Branch of the Law Society of Kenya put out a notice on their social media account as a warning to the public. They reported that their records showed that Brian Mwenda is not an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and not a member of the Branch.

Further investigation showed that he had somehow gotten access to their portal, identified an account with a name corresponding to his, and tampered with the details. He even went as far as to upload his own photo in a bid to infiltrate Kenya's legal profession.

The Law Society of Kenya discovered that the alleged imposter had stolen the identity of a lawyer with a name that is similar to his - Brian Mwenda Ntwiga. Ntwiga informed them that he could no longer log into the system and the email address he used did not match what was in the system.

Upon further examination, the Law Society of Kenya found out that on the 5th Day of August 2022, Brian Mwenda Ntwiga was admitted to the Bar and an Account was opened for him in the Advocates portal.

The Law Society of Kenya then noticed that sometime in September 2023, Mwenda had changed the profile photo and workplace, and paid for the practicing certificate. However, his application was not processed since he was required to provide documents, including the certificate of business incorporation.

Mike Sonko, the former governor of Kenya's capital, Nairobi, has come to the defense of the alleged fake attorney. A video of the two of them surfaced on X, formerly known as Twitter. In the video, Mwenda said he would be able to provide his innocence and provide the actual context. Sonko has also informed X users that Mwenda does not have an X account, as some have appeared in recent days on several sites asking for money for his defense.

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