Kiambu Senior Principal Magistrate Judge was adversely informed on Wednesday that a woman who had been charged with torturing her house-help was represented by an unqualified lawyer while taking plea.
Ms Beatrice Muthoni Nderitu was accused of holding Ms Mercy Mwaki captive and beating her up while working as house- help at her Runda Paradise Estate along Kiambu Road, which she denied.
On Thursday, while in court for a determination on whether she would be freed on bond, Ms Beryl Achieng’ informed Kiambu Senior Principal Magistrate Stella Atambo that Mr Daniel Muli Masika, who acted as her lawyer on Wednesday, was unqualified.
Mr Muli had introduced himself to the court as a lawyer and even went ahead to make applications on behalf of Ms Nderitu, who had been arrested on Tuesday.
Ms Achieng’ told the court that she had been informed that Mr Muli, who was in the court’s precincts on Thursday morning before disappearing, was not a qualified lawyer after doing her inquiry from the Law Society of Kenya to which they informed her that he was not in their register.
The Principal Magistrate, Ms Atambo said that the alleged imposter “will soon” be held accountable.
The prosecution and complainant’s counsel requested to the court to deny the accused bond on claims that together with her husband ,she could interfere with the witnesses including Ms Mwake.
The accused was however granted bond and the case set for hearing on May 23.