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He lost the seat to lawyer Omwaza Ombati.
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Taking to his X account, Theuri wrote; "I would like to congratulate Mr. Omwanza Ombati on his election as Commissioner Elect."
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Former President of the Law Society of Kenya Eric Theuri has conceded defeat in the concluded LSK election and congratulated his opponent.
Theuri was vying to become the Male Representative for LSK at the Judicial Service Commission.
He lost the seat to lawyer Omwaza Ombati.
Taking to his X account, Theuri wrote; "I would like to congratulate Mr. Omwanza Ombati on his election as Commissioner Elect."
The lawyer went further to congratulate other winners in the concluded election, thanking his supporters for voting for him despite not making it through.
"I would also like to thank all my supporters, donors, and friends for your immense support. I have received incredible support from all of you. I take this opportunity to congratulate all the winners and those who offered themselves for the various positions. In the end, the Law Society won," Theuri wrote.
Theuri was the 50th president of LSK serving a full two-year term from March 2022.
The LSK presidency, with a non-renewable two-year term, holds a critical role in steering the society's direction.
The concluded LSK election was highly contested with Lawyer Mony Odhiambo beating four other candidates to succeed Theuri as the President of the society.
Odhiambo becomes the second woman to occupy the role after taking up the role of Vice President in February 2022.
Her election has now broken the deadlock that has seen the LSK led by men over the last 20 years.
Until Odhiambo's election, Raychelle Omamo was the last woman to hold the top LSK job from 2001 to 2003.
ODM leader Raila Odinga and Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna are among those who endorsed Odhambo's candidature.
Other candidates who sought to replace Theuri included Peter Wanyama, Carolyne Kamende, Harriet Mboche and Bernard Ngetich.
On Thursday, over 20,000 attorneys nationwide cast ballots to choose their future leaders in what is expected to be a historic election for LSK.
Lawyers from all over the nation flocked to various voting stations to cast their ballots, with the primary objective being the election of a new president to replace Eric Theuri, whose term has officially expired.
As with the national polls, the process was extremely confidential, and the contenders for various positions at the LSK also participated in the voting process.
Voting at Nairobi's main polling station, the Milimani Law Courts began at 8 am on Thursday and ended at 5 pm.