Its been reported that the Court has reprimanded lawyer Nelson Havi for attacking the Director of Public Prosecution on social media without facts or evidence.
The 5-Judge Bench reprimanded Havi for accusing DPP of paying bloggers to spread false information about DCJ Philomena Mwilu.
Justice Hellen Omondi said that it was important for Counsel to conduct themselves with decorum and respect for the legal profession while expressing themselves on social media.
This happened during DCJ Mwilu’s case where there was a bitter exchange of words between Queen’s Counsel Khawar Qureshi and defence lawyers on the second day of the petition by DCJ.
One of the lawyers while lifting a copy of the constitution told Qureshi “this is a sovereign country. If you are not happy here, go back to your country!”
The Queens counsel denied any political motivation towards the case of the DCJ adding that the DPP had followed the law while preferring the charged against DCJ Mwilu.