Linus Kaikai To Be Admitted to The Bar As An Advocate Of The High Court

Royal Media Services (RMS) Group Editorial Director Linus Kaikai is among 916 petitioners set to be admitted to the Bar as Advocates of the High Court of Kenya.

This is according to a gazette notice issued on Sunday, October 26.

His name appears as entry number 394 in the gazette notice.

“Pursuant to section 15(2) of the Advocates Act, the public is notified that the following nine hundred and sixteen (916) persons have petitioned for admission as Advocates of the High Court of Kenya. Any member of the public or institution who wishes to object to the admission of any of the persons named herein is required to do so in writing to the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary within thirty (30) days of this notice,” the gazette notice reads in part. 

Their names are then published in the Kenya Gazette for public scrutiny before taking the Oath of Admission and signing the Roll of Advocates, granting them the right to practice law. 

Under Section 15(3) of the Advocates Act, the Chief Justice must hear all petitions for admission within 90 days of gazettement. 

Upon successful vetting, Kaikai and the other petitioners will take the oath before the Chief Justice and sign the Roll of Advocates, formally joining the legal fraternity.

Linus Kaikai is an award-winning journalist currently serving as the Group Editorial Director and Head of Strategy of the Royal Media Services that operates among other broadcast platforms, Citizen TV, Ramogi TV, Inooro TV and Radio Citizen.

He previously worked as the General Manager of the Broadcasting Division of the Nation Media Group, and is also a former President of the Kenya Editors Guild KEG.

In February 2013, Linus moderated Kenya’s first-ever Presidential Debate that brought together 8 presidential candidates.

He was widely commended for navigating the debate through some of the most delicate issues in Kenya’s highly polarised politics.

Linus moderated the Presidential Debate in 2017, before taking up the role of Executive Producer of the 2022 Presidential Debate series in Kenya.

He has additionally moderated several other high-profile debates and conferences, including a high-level panel comprising Heads of State and Government in eastern Africa. Linus Kaikai is a holder of an MA in International Journalism from the University of Westminster, UK, a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Radio and Television Production from the Kenya Institute of Mass Communication, KIMC.

He has worked for local (Kenyan) as well as international media organisations, including work experience stints with the BBC and CNN.