This archive report was first published on 13 July 2021.
Law Society of Kenya President Nelson Havi has been released from police custody after recording a statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations over an allegation of assault.
On June 26, Havi was voted out as the leader of the LSK by its members, who also voted to send CEO Mercy Wambua on compulsory leave. However, Wambua was reinstated in October last year after Havi suspended her in mid-September over alleged gross misconduct and incompetence.
Wambua, who was facing seventeen charges of gross misconduct and incompetence, claimed that Havi assaulted her while at the LSK offices in Nairobi. She said that Havi slammed a laptop screen on her finger during an 8am Council meeting at the society’s headquarters on Gitanga Road, Nairobi.
Wambua is reported to have sought treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital. Havi, however, denied the claims, stating that he had recorded a statement in which he said what transpired before, during and after the said confrontation that he had with Wambua.
“I’m being accused of breaking Ms Wambua’s legs and hands. I have recorded a statement in which I said what transpired before, during and after the said confrontation that I had with Ms Wambua," Havi said. "I’m now waiting to be advised on what next – whether I’ll be taken to court, or told that the matter has been closed.”
