A man accused of masquerading as a lawyer was on Thursday arraigned before a Nakuru court.
49-year-old Isaac Kamau Nyoro was arrested on Wednesday inside the Environment and Labour Relations court while purporting to represent a client on land issues.
Appearing before High Court Judge Justice Dalmas Ohungo, the latter was slapped with a one month jail term or a Sh20,000 fine after he was found guilty of contempt of court.
“By his own admission Mr Kamau is not a lawyer. The court finds him guilty of contempt as he deliberately pretended to be an advocate knowing very well that he is unqualified,” ruled Justice Ohungo, according to the Nation.
His suspicious character drew the attention of other lawyers in court, as he appeared drunk and unkempt, and also seemed to not understand the court process, at one point referring to the defendant as the accused.
He also referred to a document he had kept in his pockets, and appeared confused.
This triggered Law Society of Kenya representatives and Court Process Server Committee Chair Gathaku Thananga to try to establish his identity on an online platform.
He was then put in the cells after being found to be a fake.
Justice Ohungo further directed the committee to also initiative punitive measures against the convict for pretending to be one of them.