In December, if you had asked the average person to name an African country that would shortly be on the brink of political and social breakdown, few would have guessed Kenya.
Only four months ago I myself travelled to Nairobi to fly the flag for the profession in England and Wales at the Commonwealth Law Conference. Inside the plenary hall we were well aware of, but blinded from, the high crime and poverty in the poorest areas of the city, yet I nevertheless thought here was a country where the rule of law was secure. Since then events have, of course, taken a drastic turn and I am getting regular updates from the President of the Kenyan Law Society, Eric Omogeni. I have assured him we will do anything we can to help them.
