Leaders of Kenya’s legal profession must be more vigilant in ensuring the country’s lawyers adhere to ethical standards, attorney general Githu Muigai said recently.

Mr Muigai also calledon the Advocates’ Complaints Commission to crack down hard on lawyers failing to behave ethically and that those who breach the rules are quickly sanctioned to regain public confidence, reports Global Legal Post.

According to the All Africa news web site, Mr Muigai said: ‘Unless we have a disciplined legal profession, we have a clear threat to the rule of law, and the changes at the judiciary will mean nothing if the legal profession is incompetent and corrupt. That is why we must instill the best practices and maintain the highest standards.’

Mr Githu made the comment after pledging his support to MPs’ decision to amend the country’s constitution to bring in electoral reform measures, telling those who opposed the changes to take their case to court.

According to the report, Mr Githu – speaking on the subject for the first time after the MPs bid to amend sections of the constitution – said the MPs were exercising their constitutional rights.