Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi Arrested over Assault Allegations
Law Society of Kenya (LSK) President Nelson Havi has been arrested over assault allegations.
Havi was picked from his office in Nairobi on Tuesday and driven to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) offices for questioning, according to LSK Vice-President Carolyne Kamende.
He is accused of assaulting beleaguered LSK CEO CEO Mercy Wambua at the society’s offices along Gitanga Road in Nairobi on Monday.
Accompanied by her lawyer Steve Ogolla, Wambua recorded a statement on the incident at Muthangari police station on Monday.
She claims Havi attacked her at the LSK boardroom where she was scheduled to have a meeting.
Havi refuted these allegations, saying that Wambua forced her way into the boardroom while they were having a meeting.
He blamed Wambua for interrupting an ongoing meeting at the boardroom with an intention of eavesdropping and secretly recording the proceedings.
Last year, LSK suspended Wambua over gross misconduct but was later reinstated by the society's Council after the vote to have her removed failed to garner a two-thirds majority.
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MY LEARNED FRIENDS ..WACHENI…
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MY LEARNED FRIENDS ..WACHENI UNJINGA.
THIS IS ONE DIVIDED HOUSE.
BUT SOME OF THESE FOOLS ARE BOOKS SMART BUT STREET RETARDS....
My 2 cents.
Havi - it is time for you to…
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Havi - it is time for you to resign! You failed to honor a court order to appear in court! You are the same folks telling Uhuru he failed to act on court orders. Who do you think you are to beat up a woman? It is time for you to be fired! You are fired Havi!
I wonder what grand mulla and prof Mutua Makau will say about this matter!
Wambui should press assault…
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Wambui should press assault charges on Havi! This rouge havi has no shame beating a woman! He needs to be fired!
These people are supposed to…
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These people are supposed to be great legal minds.Their behavior here is repulsive,and worse than some of those village chiefs of yesteryears who never even knew how to read,and write.
For starters, Wambua is accused of gross misconduct,and she keeps her job.
The LSK president assaults her infront of at least 8 people and outrightly deny his actions.Notice that Havi(harvey) does not address the accusation,instead he acomplains that she (wambui)was an intruder...
These are people who swore to uphold law,and behave in ethical manner.Shameful no integrity at all.
No wonder many folks have…
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In reply to These people are supposed to… by Maxiley (not verified)
No wonder many folks have referred to Kenya courts as “court mbandia or the kangaroo courts”! Just look at a whole grown nan assaulting a woman and then his lawyer makes every attempt and effort to lie! Then the judge takes a stand that havi cannot be prosecuted.
@maxiley, would you feel comfortable attending a court in Kenya well knowing that the judge or lawyer sentencing you is a criminal of some sorts himself? These legal officers have made a mockery of justice in Kenya. They are all crooks working in cohort to violate justice. Can you imagine an ordinary Kenyan doing why Havi did to Wambua??
No wonder some high profile kenyans do not show up to court because they have no respect of the people pretending to carry out justice. Why should a ordinary kenyan show up in court when Havi himself can’t not show up? The double standard here is deeply disturbing.
This is why I don’t have any respect for Maraga, professor Makau, grand mulla, etc when they stand up on top of high tower building saying Uhuru has disregarded court orders. Havi’s blatant disregard of the law is all the reason why Uhuru looks at them with disdain! No wonder he declined to approve the six criminal judges to the court of appeal!
Now I wonder what CJ Koome will have to say about the situation with Havi! I want havi to resign and gave his law license revoked for life!
Well said.
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In reply to No wonder many folks have… by Kanja (not verified)
Well said.
Comrade Maxiley, I couldn't…
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In reply to These people are supposed to… by Maxiley (not verified)
Comrade Maxiley,
I couldn't agree more.
Right on point.
All this is because he did…
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All this is because he did not support BBI.
Don’t lie by making some…
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In reply to All this is because he did… by Guesty (not verified)
Don’t lie by making some silly executes! All this landed on his desk because he slapped a woman! It is high time to start treating women as equals in everything! You can’t slap a woman and get buy with it! No way! He needs to resign and disappear into the horizon and be forgotten.
The Judiciary kids fighting…
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The Judiciary kids fighting like little toddlers in the conference room while at the same time they are asking the public to accord them respect! Lead by a good example judiciary and you will be respected!
Hawa wote ni mafi ya kuku, kundule, wachezi, kubafu Kama former president baba Jimmy would call them. Wamekula pombe kabisa! They all preside over an arm of government of less equals; something Kenyans can do without!
Kidero’s slap to some…
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Kidero’s slap to some shebesh woman cost him 30 million shillings!
How much is Havi’s slap and kicks going to cost him? Maybe 100 million shillings!? I would bitch up to Kshs 200 million to send a good message to a “learned friend” that slapping women will not be condoned in Kenya.
I don’t even slap a lion when out on a good Moran hunt! Hawa ma-lawyers wako na ushetani mingi sana!
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In reply to Kidero’s slap to some… by Ole Sanitini (not verified)
Was havi not talking of running for the Senate seat in westlands? I guess that has now gone up in smoke!
Surely you can take a monkey…
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Surely you can take a monkey out of the bush but you can never take the bush out of the monkey no material the level of education!
Just look at this supposedly legally knowledgeable lawyer called havi still carrying his monkey tendencies all over the place! What kind of monkey is this? 🐒!?
What is Martha Koome doing…
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What is Martha Koome doing to pass a clear message to havi that beating women will not be tolerated!? Havi is a disgrace to the entire judiciary! He must resign!
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