Miguna Miguna, Ekuru Aukot Engage In Nasty Tweet Spat Over Intellectual Prowess: "You've Nowhere To Hide"

• Lawyer Miguna Miguna accused Third Way Alliance leader Ekuru Aukot of being ignorant in matters of the law
• On his part, Aukot said Miguna procured his law degree behind the doors because he did not qualify to be admitted to the Kenya School of Law
• The harsh tackles went on for hours with accusations and counter-accusations, some of which cannot be verified

Nairobi - A war of words has erupted between Third Way Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot and lawyer Miguna Miguna over their legal prowess.

In a nasty Twitter spat, the two confronted each other with accusations and counter-accusations over their ability to practice law.

Miguna claimed Aukot has never practised law anywhere in the world and that, in most cases, he copy-pasted people's ideas on social media.

"Ekuru Aukot has never really practised law in Kenya or anywhere else in the world. So, he copy pastes what he has seen others write on Twitter. I’ve also never heard of it," Miguna claimed.

Ekuru Aukot says he taught Miguna Miguna

The outspoken lawyer also dismissed claims by Aukot that he represented him in court, asking him to provide evidence of any judgement he obtained in his favour.

"Publish any rulings, orders or judgments you obtained in my favour if you represented me. Only quacks speak about discussions they had or did not have with a potential client. It’s a violation of the most fundamental professional ethics, which of course, you don’t have," Miguna stated.

The former presidential aspirant alleged that Miguna has zero knowledge of the law, arguing that it could have informed his decision to swear in ODM leader Raila Odinga illegally after the 2017 election.

"You administered the useless oath because you have zero knowledge of the real law, especially what the CoK 2010 says about being declared a president in the Republic of Kenya. I understand you obtained your law degree backdoor. I excuse you for that, hence your rants," Aukot hit back at Miguna.

Aukot went ahead to claim he was the one who taught Miguna law and that he assisted him to be admitted at the Kenya School of Law.

"I taught you law, Miguna. You were desperate to be admitted to Kenya School of Law because you weren't qualified. You asked for my help. I assisted. That's why today you claim to be an "advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

You have never represented anyone. Not even a bicycle accident claim in the lowest of courts," Aukot claimed.

Miguna hit back at Aukot, saying he was older than him; hence there is no chance that Aukot could have taught him to be a legal practitioner.

"Pathetic Ekuru. I’m slightly older than you and graduated before you joined the undergraduate studies. You could only teach me law in your nightmares. Once more: deal with the issues I have raised. You have nowhere to hide today. Absolutely nowhere!" Miguna stated.

Miguna Miguna fails to make the cut

As was earlier reported, outspoken lawyer Miguna Miguna presented himself as a possible candidate to take over from Noordin Haji as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

In a statement shared online on Monday, July 10, the lawyer stated that he was in the race to take the seat which fell vacant after Haji was appointed to head the National Intelligence Service (NIS).

"For the avoidance of any doubt, yes, I have applied for the position of The Director of Public Prosecutions," he wrote.

However, when he failed to be shortlisted, some Kenyans questioned the reason he was left out.

"The minimum academic qualification was one law/university degree. I had 3. The second one was at least 15 years of legal practice or experience. I have 28 years of legal practice experience in good standing. The third were clearance certificates from HELB, DCI, EACC and a credit union. I had all of them. Plus, three letters of recommendation from solid professionals. I’m focused like a laser beam," he told his Twitter followers.