Senior Counsel Charles Kanjama with EALS President, UK Law Society President, Lord Chancellor, and Kenya High Commissioner during the ceremonial opening of the English Legal Year.
The Law Society of Kenya president’s appearance alongside the UK Lord Chancellor and regional bar presidents signals Kenya’s growing presence in international legal circles
By Grace Wanja
Senior Counsel Charles Kanjama, President of the Law Society of Kenya, attended the ceremonial opening of the English Legal Year in London yesterday, joining a gathering of senior legal figures from across the Commonwealth and beyond.
Kanjama was pictured alongside the East Africa Law Society President, the President of the Law Society of England and Wales, the UK Lord Chancellor and Kenya’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom — a line-up that reflected both the occasion’s prestige and the breadth of Kenya’s engagement with international legal institutions.
The ceremonial opening of the English Legal Year is one of the oldest traditions in the common law world, marking the resumption of the legal calendar with formal proceedings that draw senior judges, bar leaders and government officials from across jurisdictions rooted in English legal tradition. Kenya, as a common law country, maintains close professional ties with the English bar, and the presence of the Law Society of Kenya’s president at such a gathering carries institutional weight that extends well beyond the individual.
Kanjama’s appearance is consistent with a profile that reaches beyond domestic practice. His engagement with regional and international legal bodies has established him as one of the more recognisable Kenyan voices in cross-border legal discourse.
The East Africa Law Society’s representation at the event further underscores the region’s growing visibility within global legal conversations — a development
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