GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 6019

Pursuant to section 53 (9) of the Advocates Act and Rule 12 (1) of the Advocates (Complaints Commission) Rules, 1991 it is notified for general information that from 1st January, 2026 to 31st March, 2026, the Commission received a total of three hundred and fifty-nine (359) new complaints and submitted them for enquiry under the Preliminary Enquiry initiative. The current status of the above new complaints is as shown below: S/No. Status No. of Complaints 1 Rejected 38 2 Undergoing Preliminary Enquiry and therefore carried over to the next quarter 2. The total number of complaints carried over to the period under review (that is 1st January, 2026 to 31st March, 2026) from previous quarters are two thousand nine hundred and forty-eight (2948). 3. During the period under review a total of one hundred and sixty-six (166) complaints were classified and files opened. The nature of new complaints classified is as shown below: S/No. Nature of Complaints No. of Complaints 1. Failure to render professional services 27 2. Withholding funds 75 3. overcharging 5 4. Failure to inform client 12 5. Failure to account 32 6. Acting without instructions 4 7. Withholding clients’ documents 4 8. Failure to honour undertaking 2 9. Failure to act with integrity 5 Total 166 4. Complaints filed against advocates/firms of advocates were disposed of in the following manner during the period under review: - (i) Preliminary Enquiry (PE) complaints: Total number of complaints closed under the Preliminary Enquiry (PE) initiative were eighty-nine (89) (ii) Classified Complaints: Total number of complaints finalised were forty -our (44) whose details are as follows: - S/No. Action No. of Complaints 1. Settled 25 2. Abated 2 3. Rejected 10 4. Withdrawn 4 5. Abandoned 2 6. Referred to court 1 Total 44 5. Pursuant to section 53(4) and in the spirit of section 53(5) of the Advocates Act, twenty-three (23) complaints were settled amicably at the Advocates Complaints Commission. 6. The Commission in the process of settling complaints during the period under review facilitated recovery and payment of Kenya shillings thirteen million, six hundred and forty-five thousand, six hundred and ninety-three and thirty cents (KSh. 13,645,693.30) to complainants. 7. The matters referred to the Disciplinary Committee during the same period for further action and in accordance with section 60 (1) of the Advocates Act were eighty-one (81). 8. During the period under review, of the matters already referred to the Disciplinary Committee one (1) advocate was suspended from practising. 9. In summary: S/No. Description No. of Complaints 1. Complaints brought forward to the period 1st 2948 2120 2120 S/No. Description No. of Complaints January, 2026 to 31st March, 2026 from previous quarters 2. Complaints received between 1st January, 2026 to 31st March, 2026 Total Complaints For The Period Under Review 3307 3. Files disposed of during the period under review 133 total pending complaints as at 31st March, 2026 3174 Dated the 2nd April, 2026. MOSES K. CHEBOI, Chairman, Advocates Complaints Commission.