BUSIA: The Law Society of Kenya (LSK), Busia Chapter, is demanding the immediate transfer of Busia Chief Magistrate Edna Nyaloto.

The lawyers state that her transfer is necessary to restore public confidence in the administration of justice and ensure her safety.

This demand follows recent claims by the Chief Magistrate that her life is in danger after unidentified individuals allegedly showed up at her gate with a warning.

“An advocate who is an official of the LSK branch has opened an office next to my house,” Nyaloto said.

“Now the accused persons and brokers converge next to my gate pointing at my house. The area has never been gazetted as a business area.”

Nyaloto had previously stated she was being frustrated over a sexual offense case, No. 117 of 2023.

She said the same advocate had made a serious allegation in court, claiming she had been instructed to jail the accused person by a senior judge.

However, the LSK Busia Chapter, led by Chairperson Dolan Nabulindo, has refuted these allegations.

They claim Nyaloto’s statements are unsubstantiated and have therefore called for her transfer from the station.

“Effective 18th August 2025, all advocates within the jurisdictions shall withdraw legal services and shall not attend court sessions before Busia law court 1 presided over by Hon. Edna Nyaloti until she is transferred to another station,” Nabulindo said.

Nabulindo added that a petition has been submitted to Chief Justice Martha Koome’s office requesting the magistrate’s immediate transfer.

Failure to comply, he noted, would result in a full suspension of legal services in all Busia courts.

“If Hon Nyaloti is not transferred within the next 21 days, advocates shall withdraw their services in all courts within Busia County including the newly established Malaba law courts and Port Victoria Law courts,” she said.

The advocates also rejected a notice from the Busia County government instructing the evacuation of the occupant from the said office.

They argue the county government has no legal authority to evict the tenant.

“The notice is baseless because the landlord has to be notified and the county government is not the landlord of B.M. Ouma,” Nabulindo stated.

“A third party cannot evict a tenant but that is a responsibility of a landlord and county government is not even involved in the leasing of the property.”

Chapter Secretary-General James Were said their actions are meant to protect the magistrate’s life and urged other advocates to suspend their services before the magistrate.

“To safeguard the life of our chief magistrate, we have decided to suspend our services before her and we are calling other advocates outside our county not to offer their services until she is transferred,” Were said.

Moses Ouma, the advocate accused by the Chief Magistrate, stated that the issues began while he was handling sexual offense case No. 117 of 2023.

“The matter was not before her but was under the plea court and she called for a 1 file out of the seven files that were coming out for plea,” Ouma said.

“I pushed to have her recusal from the matter and that was the genesis of our problem. The case was referred to Kakamega and was concluded in 2024 and is no longer under her.”