THE #R.I.P.E. MANIFESTO
Key Projects
Focuses on completing essential infrastructure and regulatory updates.
Rule of Law
Emphasizes upholding justice & constitutional principles.
Integrity & Independence
Aims to ensure ethical conduct and freedom from interference.
Practice & Welfare
Supports professional development and well-being of lawyers.
Engagement
Promotes collaboration and communication within the legal community.
Manifesto Lite (40 Campaign Promises)
Key Projects
1. Get LSK Wakili Towers done, effectively & efficiently.
2. LSK Training Institute, for CPD.
3. Fully implement LSK (General) Regulations, 2020.
4. Finalise revision of Advocates Remuneration Order.
5. Complete review & revision of Advocates Act, LSK
Act & supporting statutory instruments.
Rule of Law
6. Secure rule of law & the fight against impunity and for
good governance.
7. Champion Constitutionalism. Publish annual LSK Rule
of Law Report.
8. Partner with & support strengthening of Chapter 15
Commissions (Constitutional Commissions &
Independent Offices, CCIOs).
9. Strengthen LSK’s Legislation & Law Reform
Programme & Committee.
10. Strengthen LSK’s Public Interest Litigation
Programme & Committee
Integrity & Independence
11. Judicial accountability:
a) Discipline: strengthen JSC processes, LSK to engage as an interested party, dismantle Judicial interference in JSC.
b) Integrity: fight against corruption in registries & with Judges & JOs.
12. Foster and Strengthen Bar Bench Committee (BBC) engagements and Court User Committees.
13. Conveyancing & Commercial Registries: Strong push for ethical conveyancing, strengthen liaison committees to address kinks in the systems & processes.
14. Strengthen Complaints handling in LSK & Branches, speed up Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal (ADT), internal dispute resolution committee for lawyer issues.
15. Improve training & sensitisation on SOPPEC & other Codes of Conduct, including through CPDs and peer frameworks.
Practice & Welfare
A) PRACTICE MATTERS
16. Improve LSK Secretariat performance management & enhance member services department to improve service to members.
17. Ensure improvement of the LSK ERP System & Member Communication, and build capacity for future digital LSK elections.
18. Improve CPD Programme;
a. 2 CPD Points for branch CPDs.
b. More specialised CPD Courses.
c. Incremental & Progressive CPDs.
d. Add specialised Annual Conferences.
19. LSK Practice Enhancement & Support including through Practice Notes
20. Divisional Bar Associations, supported by SCs.
21. Protect practice space: deal with quacks, BRS, Ardhisasa, work injuries, insurance claims, etc.
22. Expand practice space: estate agents, HR practitioners, ADR, Court Annexed Adjudicators for Small Claims Court, insolvency practitioners, legal tech
tools, AI & the law, legal consulting, etc.
23. Judiciary Enforcement Police Dept. To secure enforcement of decrees & court orders, to support court bailiffs, to investigate & punish non-compliance
with court orders.
24. Judicial efficiency: implement regular feedback to JSC, Judiciary & Ombuds, strengthen BBCs, empower branches & chapters, academic case reviews.
Strengthen appellate process.
A) WELFARE MATTERS
25. Strong partnership with ABA & LSK Sacco & secure group packages for medical cover, pensions, etc.
26. Focus on agenda of Mental Health for lawyers.
27. Improve young lawyers welfare: recommended minimum remuneration for both public & private sector, guidelines for HR & benefits, CPDs on ethical law firm management.
28. Empower mid & senior Bar: Courses on the business of law, developing & encouraging peer support frameworks, focus on career development.
29. Structured Mentorship Programme – to connect senior, mid & young Bar.
30. Framework for optional CPD points – for pro-bono & mentorship & service to profession.
31. LSK Recognition & Awards – related to the optional CPDs.
32. Strengthen LSK-Police Committee, develop and implement MOU on Lawyer-Police Relations.
33. Inhouse Lawyers. Push to implement non-practice allowance in public sector; courses on effective career management & progression for inhouse.
Engagement
34. Register & collaborate with lawyers associations.
35. Robust mechanism for regular communication & consultation with members.
36. Strong collaboration with LSK Branches & Chapters. Strengthen their financial & operational capacity.
37. Structured engagement with Lawyers in Academia, CLE, KSL, etc – to address legal education standards.
38. Engagement with Lawyers in Civil Society, ADR Practitioners, academic institutions – to secure access to justice.
39. Publish register of Representatives of LSK in various state & public bodies, and seek quarterly reports from the same for sharing with members.
40. Implement Corporate Governance Reporting in LSK and related lawyers associations