Only citizens of Kenya qualify for admission as advocates in the country and to hold ownership in law firms. Foreign advocates may be admitted to practise in Kenya, at the discretion of the Attorney-General, only in specified suit or matter as authorised by the Attorney-General.
"2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
"advocate" means any person whose name is duly entered upon the Roll of Advocates or upon the Roll of Advocates having the rank of Senior Counsel and, for the purposes of Part IX, includes any person mentioned in section 10; [...]
"unqualified person" means a person who is not qualified under section 9 and includes an advocate who—
(a) is not qualified under section 9;
(b) is not exempt under section 10; and
(c) fails to take out a practising certificate.
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9. Qualifications for practising as an advocate
Subject to this Act, no person shall be qualified to act as an advocate unless—
(a) he has been admitted as an advocate; and
(b) his name is for the time being on the Roll; and
(c) he has in force a practising certificate;
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11. Foreign advocates
(1) The Attorney-General may, in his absolute discretion, admit to practise as an advocate, for the purpose of any specified suit or matter in or in regard to which the person so admitted has been instructed by the Attorney-General or an advocate, a practitioner who is entitled to appear before superior courts of a Commonwealth country, if such person has come or intends to come to Kenya for the purpose of appearing, acting or advising in that suit or matter and is not disqualified or suspended by virtue of this Act, and a person so admitted (hereinafter in this section referred to as a "foreign advocate") shall not, for the purpose of that suit or matter, be deemed to be an unqualified person.
(2) No foreign advocate shall be entitled to practise until he has paid to the Registrar the prescribed admission fee.
(3) No foreign advocate shall be entitled to practise unless he is instructed by, and if appearing in court appears with, an advocate or any person mentioned in section 10, nor shall any foreign advocate be entitled to sign or file any pleadings in court.
(4) Every foreign advocate shall, during and for the purposes of his admission, be deemed to be an advocate for the purposes of Parts VIII, IX, X, and XI:
Provided that in respect of a foreign advocate references in Part XI, or in any rules made under this Act, to the Disciplinary Committee shall be construed as references to the Chief Justice and references to striking the name of an advocate off the Roll shall be construed as references to disqualifying a foreign advocate from practice in Kenya.
(5) Where a complaint under Part XI has been made in respect of a foreign advocate, the Chief Justice, in addition to the powers conferred upon him by that Part as modified by subsection (4), shall have power, in his discretion at the instance of the complainant or of the Council of the Society, to suspend immediately such foreign advocate from practice in Kenya pending the dismissal of the complaint or the making of a final order in respect thereof.
PART IV – ADMISSION AS ADVOCATE
12. Qualification for admission as advocate
Subject to this Act, no person shall be admitted as an advocate unless—
(a) he is a citizen of Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda or Tanzania; and
(b) he is duly qualified in accordance with section 13.
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31. Unqualified person not to act as advocate
(1) Subject to section 83, no unqualified person shall act as an advocate, or as such cause any summons or other process to issue, or institute, carry on or defend any suit or other proceedings in the name of any other person in any court of civil or criminal jurisdiction.
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34. Unqualified person not to prepare certain documents or instruments
(1) No unqualified person shall, either directly or indirectly, take instructions or draw or prepare any document or instrument—
(a)  relating to the conveyancing of property; or
(b) for, or in relation to, the formation of any limited liability company, whether private or public; or
(c) for, or in relation to, an agreement of partnership or the dissolution thereof; or
(d) for the purpose of filing or opposing a grant of probate or letters of administration; or
(e) for which a fee is prescribed by any order made by the Chief Justice under section 44; or
(f) relating to any other legal proceedings;
nor shall any such person accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any fee, gain or reward for the taking of any such instruction or for the drawing or preparation of any such document or instrument:
Provided that this subsection shall not apply to—
(i)	any public officer drawing or preparing documents or instruments in the course of his duty; or
(ii)	any person employed by an advocate and acting within the scope of that employment; or
(iii)	any person employed merely to engross any document or instrument.
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37. Sharing profits
Any advocate who agrees to share his profits in respect of any professional business, whether contentious or non-contentious, with any person not being an advocate or other duly qualified legal practitioner (by whatever name called) shall be guilty of an offence:
Provided that this section shall not apply to the payment of any bonus to any of his employees by an advocate, being a bonus based or calculated on the advocate's total earnings or profits in respect of any period. [...]" (Advocates Act No. 18 of 1989, as amended)
Advocates Act No. 18 of 1989, as amended
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