Law Society of Kenya Act

17. The Council

Edition: 2023-09-15 · In force

(1)The Council shall be the governing body of the society.

(2)The Council of the Society shall consist of—

(a)the president;

(b)the vice-president;

(c)three representatives of the general membership of the Society, one of whom shall be an advocate of at least twenty-five years' standing;

(d)four upcountry representatives, who shall be persons who do not ordinarily practises in Nairobi or at the coast and;

(e)three Nairobi representatives who shall be persons who ordinarily practises in Nairobi; and

(f)one coast representative, who shall be a person who ordinarily practises at the coast.

(3)The members of the Council shall be elected by all the members of the Society in accordance with this Act.