Law Society hammers Kirby

Kirby launched a vitriol attack on Lecha during his address at the closing session of the CoA last week. This was after Lecha had delivered a speech at the Opening of the Legal Year. “As has been said before, the address does not represent the views of the chairman but those of the Law Society of Botswana. The seemingly consistent desire to personalise the address to Lawrence Lecha portrays the underlying anger that has caused those offended by the speech to fail to see the obvious,” said LSB executive secretary, Tebogo Moipolai.

Kirby said Justice Frederik Brand had not been appointed because of his race but because he is eminently qualified. “His statement as reported implies that the Law Society’s challenge is based on racial considerations. This cannot be further from the truth. Any impartial person, not attaching any emotion to the matter, who has read the speech will not share the views reportedly expressed by His Lordship.