The Somali community makes part of the country’s tribes.
Somalis are mostly found in Northern counties like Garissa, Mandera but are also found in other areas in the country.
The Somali community boasts of having some of the top politicians in the country.
The community also boasts of having produced top minds in the country’s profession like law, medicine, military and media.
Here are top 3 Somali lawyers who have made a name for themselves in the country’s’ legal and justice sector.
1. Ahmednasir Abdullahi
He is a renowned lawyer in the country.
Ahmednasir has represented top political figures in top cases in court among them President Uhuru Kenyatta.
He was the lead lawyer who represented President Kenyatta in the 2017 presidential petition.
In 1992, the city lawyer graduated from the Cornel University in New York with a Master’s degree in law.
In 1990, he graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in law from the University of Nairobi.
Ahmednasir has sometimes found himself in controversy with some people questioning his legal qualifications.
2. Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed
He is among top Somali legal minds in the country.
The former Mandera Central MP is a trained lawyer.
Mohamed studied at the University of Nairobi for a Bachelor’s Degree in Law.
He holds a masters in law from the Harvard School of Law.
He was among the key minds who drafted the 2010 constitution.
3. Ahmed Issack
Hassan, the former IEBC chairman, is a lawyer by profession.
The former IEBC boss is specialised in commercial and constitutional law.
He oversaw the country’s 2013 general election but was hounded out office following a push by opposition leaders on grounds of allegedly allowing rigging of the polls.
There are other top upcoming Somali lawyers who are making a name for themselves in the legal profession.
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