This archive report was first published on 13 July 2021.
On July 12, 2021, Mercy Wambua, the embattled Chief Executive of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), filed a complaint at the Muthangari Police Station accusing LSK president Nelson Havi of assaulting her while at the LSK offices in Lavington, Nairobi.
According to Wambua, Havi slammed a laptop screen on her finger during an 8am council meeting at the LSK's headquarters on Gitanga Road, Nairobi. She sought treatment at the Aga Khan Hospital.
On June 26, 2021, LSK members in a special meeting voted to send CEO Mercy Wambua on compulsory leave, with 118 members voting in favour of the motion and 16 opposing it.
On July 12, 2021, Havi was picked up by detectives from his Westlands offices and denied claims of assaulting Wambua. He recorded his statement with the DCI officers attached to the Serious Crimes Unit.
"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.
