Nazir Bhaduralli Nurmohammad Jinnah, a controversial figure with a history of legal impersonation and financial misconduct, is once again at the center of a high-profile scandal.
This time, Jinnah, who was employed as the manager and head of business development at Conrad Law Advocates LLP, stands accused of embezzling Sh113 million from the Nairobi-based law firm before fleeing to the United Kingdom to evade justice.
The Rise and Fall of Nazir Jinnah at Conrad Law Advocates
Conrad Law Advocates LLP, founded by Conrad Maloba and Nick Ndenda, hired Jinnah in 2022 to oversee office management, business development, and administrative duties.
His responsibilities included payroll administration, human resource management, petty cash administration, and payment of office bills. Trusted with significant financial oversight, Jinnah was even made a signatory to the firm’s bank accounts.
However, in late 2024, Maloba discovered that Jinnah had allegedly siphoned Sh113 million from the firm’s accounts without authorization.
Upon reporting the matter to the Kileleshwa Police Station, Jinnah fled to the UK, where he holds citizenship. Maloba believes Jinnah’s departure was a deliberate attempt to escape accountability.
Court Orders and Asset Freezes
In February 2025, the Employment and Labour Relations Court, presided over by Justice Bernard Matanga Manani, issued a directive requiring Jinnah to provide a bank guarantee of Sh113.6 million or deposit the amount in court within 30 days.
Failure to comply would result in the freezing of six high-end vehicles, a parcel of land in Kiambu County, and six bank accounts linked to Jinnah.
Justice Manani noted that Jinnah had already transferred some of his assets to relatives after the dispute arose, suggesting an attempt to avoid potential legal repercussions.
The judge dismissed Jinnah’s claim that he was a founding partner of Conrad Law Advocates, citing a lack of evidence and the legal prohibition against non-advocates partnering in law firms.
A History of Fraud and Impersonation
This is not Jinnah’s first brush with the law. In 2022, he was exposed as a fake lawyer during the English Point Marina scandal, where he served as the director of Pearl Beach Hotels, a company embroiled in a Sh5.2 billion debt dispute with KCB Group.
Investigations revealed that Jinnah had been posing as a high-profile lawyer for over a decade, earning millions from unsuspecting clients.
In 2023, Jinnah was convicted of impersonating an advocate and sentenced to 18 months in prison or a fine of Sh250,000.
The court found him guilty of presenting himself as an associate of Khaminwa and Khaminwa Advocates and fabricating legal documents in a high-profile divorce case.
Despite his conviction, Jinnah continued to manipulate his public image, hiring PR firms to plant flattering articles in Kenyan media, portraying himself as an investor, climate change activist, and lifestyle expert—all in a bid to shift focus away from his fraudulent activities.
His elaborate schemes mirror those of international con artists, akin to the “Tinder Swindler” on Netflix.
