A fake lawyer who won all 26 of his cases has been arrested by authorities.
Police arrested the man, practicing law under the name Brian Mwenda, and accused him of identity theft from the real Brian Mwenda Ntwiga.
The “attorney” despite not being a lawyer, managed to win all of his cases in front of Court of Appeals and Magistrates judges.
After receiving multiple public complaints, the Rapid Action Team arrested the man. The Law Society of Kenya shared on X: “The Branch wishes to notify all members of the society and of the public that BRIAN MWENDA NJAGI is not an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, from the Society’s records, neither is he a member of the Branch,”
The real Brian Mwenda contacted the Secretariat after he no longer had access to the online system and noted that some of his information had been changed.
A Fake Lawyer named Brian Mwenda has been arrested in Kenya.
He won all 26 cases he handled before his arrest. pic.twitter.com/NmdgzWNel2
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) October 13, 2023
A statement was revealed by The Law Society of Kenya which read: “On the 5th Day of August 2022, Brian Mwenda Ntwiga was admitted to the Bar and his correct email address was captured and an Account opened for him in the Advocates portal,”.
“We reached out to Advocate Brian Mwenda Ntwiga who confirmed that he had not applied for a practicing certificate since his admission, reason being that he had been working at the Office of the Attorney General and did not require a Practicing Certificate.”
Notice: It has been brought to the attention of the LSK Nairobi Branch through the Rapid Action Team (RAT), that the above pictured person has been presenting and conducting himself as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a member of LSK Nairobi Branch. pic.twitter.com/v3Bx75Fmgn
— Law Society of Kenya -Nairobi Branch (@lsk_nbi) October 12, 2023
The real Brian also allegedly shared video clips on social media, where he revealed; “I would like to convey my gratitude to the people that are supporting me and praying for me… in the fullness of time I will be able to clear this misunderstanding.
“I will be also be able to provide my innocence and provide the actual context.”