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Speaker rejects changes to Bill to allow Rwanda, Burundi lawyers work in Kenya

National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi

Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly Justin Muturi, in a communication to the House, rejected a proposal by the Attorney-General to introduce two amendments to the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to accommodate more the EAC members. FILE PHOTO | COURTESY 

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By  SAMWEL OWINO

The standoff between Kenya’s Attorney General Paul Kihara and the National Assembly is set to delay the determination on whether lawyers from Burundi and Rwanda will be allowed to practise in Kenya.

Speaker of Kenya’s National Assembly Justin Muturi, in a communication to the House, rejected a proposal by the Attorney-General to introduce two amendments to the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to accommodate more the EAC members.

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