Lawyer who took on bank, telco for discrimination and won

Wilson Nderitu Macharia during an interview at the Kenya Society for the Blind in Nairobi on November 14, 2025.  

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

When Wilson Nderitu Macharia walked into an I&M Bank branch, in March 2023, to open an account, he never imagined that what should have been a routine process would draw him into a legal battle with the lender that would last nearly two years.

Like any other customer, Mr Macharia expected the procedure to be straightforward: present his identification documents and be assisted in opening an account.

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