The law struck him off the Roll of Advocates, but somehow, the clients kept coming.
NAIROBI, 22nd Sept 2026 -For the past 20 years, Henry Enock Nyagol Aloo allegedly operated in Kenya’s legal corridors despite having been struck off the Roll of Advocates in 2006 following disciplinary proceedings.
Now, the former city lawyer is in police custody, and a Nairobi court has granted him a Sh1.5 million bond as investigators pursue allegations of fraudulent legal practice.
Nyagol appeared before Makadara Law Courts on Tuesday, where Hon Wandie imposed what the court described as stringent bond conditions after he had spent about two months in custody.
The extraordinary case has raised a bigger question: How did a man removed from the legal profession two decades ago allegedly continue appearing in courts across Kenya without detection?
And how did he manage to operate under the name of Ario & Company Advocates for all those years?
The trail leading to his arrest began with what appeared to be an ordinary succession dispute before a court in Budalang’i.
But the case took an unexpected turn when Nyagol allegedly presented a forged will.
What investigators initially encountered as a succession dispute would ultimately open a much bigger question surrounding the identity and professional status of the man appearing before the court.
Nyagol is now facing allegations that he fraudulently held himself out as an advocate despite having been struck off the Roll of Advocates in 2006.
The circumstances raise a disturbing possibility: how many clients may have entrusted their cases, money and legal documents to a person who was no longer authorised to practise?
At Tuesday’s proceedings, the court took into account concerns over Nyagol’s previous conduct in determining the terms of his release.
“The accused person has previously demonstrated that he is a flight risk, and I will issue very tough bond terms. He is also required to appear before the investigating officer every last Friday of the month,” Hon. Wandie said.
The court subsequently granted him a KSh1.5 million bond, subject to the conditions imposed.
But the bond marked only the latest chapter in a legal mystery stretching back to 2006.
For two decades, the name of Henry Enock Nyagol Aloo appears to have remained in the legal ecosystem long after his right to practise had been taken away.
LSK had since written a letter to the Jogo Road police station where the matter was reported, confirming that Mr Nyagol had been struck off by a disciplinary tribunal.
How did he get into court? Who allowed him to represent clients? Who checked his practising status? And how many people may have been affected?
Those questions now form the centre of an investigation into the extraordinary case of the lawyer who was struck off—but allegedly never stopped practising. Police are urging anyone else with complaints over the fake lawyer to come forward.
