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Ruth Nesoba
BBC News Africa
An arrest warrant has been issued for a Kenyan man accused of practising law without qualifications after he skipped court, the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) bar association says. Representatives from Ethiopia's federal government and the Tigray regional state have started talks in Addis
The case has captivated Kenyans ever since the man was outed as an illegitimate lawyer last October, eliciting reactions from outrage to support and amusement. Ababa to end the delays in implementing the Pretoria peace agreement.
At the time, legal officials in Kenya urged police to arrest the man, who had been practicing under the name "Brian Mwenda". The deal, brokered between the two parties and signed in South Africa in November 2022, aims to bring stability to the region after the conflict between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the federal government that started in November
They said the man was a "masquerader" who had stolen the identity of a real lawyer, named Brian Mwenda Ntwiga. 2020.
He handed himself into the police shortly afterwards. Challenges in implementing the agreement have caused tensions, prompting the
He was then charged with six counts, including forgery and identity theft, but pleaded not guilty. African Union to mediate discussions to find a resolution.
The Pretoria Agreement addresses issues such as power-sharing, regional autonomy and resource control, aimed at resolving the conflict's root causes through
negotiation.
Getachew Reda, who is the interim president of Tigray's administration, has announced that no
further bilateral meetings will be held with the federal government until all pending issues
are resolved.
Kenya's ex-President Uhuru Kenyatta and Nigeria's ex-President Olusegun Obassanjo are
among the mediating team.
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