The Law Society of Kenya has a web page ( ) where you check whether your advocate is duly admitted and has taken an annual Practicing Certificate. A person seeking admission to the bar needs to demonstrate their qualifications, service and moral fitness to practice law.
Practising in Kenya In general, foreign lawyers are not allowed to practise in Kenya unless they have been admitted as an advocate in the country. Only citizens of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda or Tanzania who have the required qualifications may be admitted as an advocate.
The Law Society of Kenya has a web page ( ) where you check whether your advocate is duly admitted and has taken an annual Practicing Certificate.
A lawyer is a term used to designate anyone in the legal profession, including a barrister, solicitor and attorney. An advocate is a legal professional who has passed the AIBE and obtained a licence to represent the client in a court of law and argues their case on their behalf.
The Advocate is an officer of the court and has a duty of fidelity to the law. Therefore the Advocate shall discharge his/her duty to represent the client in adversarial proceedings as well as in non- contentious matters by fair and honourable means and without illegality or subversion of the due processes of the law.
The Advocate is an officer of the court and has a duty of fidelity to the law. Therefore the Advocate shall discharge his/her duty to represent the client in adversarial proceedings as well as in non- contentious matters by fair and honourable means and without illegality or subversion of the due processes of the law.
Both are legal professionals, but an advocate has more responsibility and a bigger role than a lawyer since an advocate can advise clients in legal matters and represent them in court.