Nelson Havi: DCI Shut Down LSK Offices

LSK President Nelson Havi
Former President of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Nelson Havi in his office in Nairobi County.
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The Law Society of Kenya offices were shut down on Friday, July 23 for fumigation, according to a notice at the gate.

However, LSK President Nelson Havi dismissed the notice claiming that detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) were used by the state to lock down the offices.

Havi claimed that the move was initiated to block interviews that were scheduled to begin on Friday at the LSK boardroom.

LSK Offices closed down on Friday, July 23 2021
LSK Offices closed down on Friday, July 23 2021
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"It is notified for general information that the Council of the Law Society of Kenya will conduct interviews for the post of Director Compliance and Ethics and Director Practice Standards on July 23, 2021, at the boardroom of the secretariat at Gitanga Road," the notice published in local dailies read.

Havi shared photos on Twitter where he maintained that the DCI was responsible for the shutdown of the LSK offices and the fumigation notice was just a ruse to derail the interviews.

"The State, acting through the DCI have locked up the offices of the Law Society of Kenya to prevent recruitment of Staff," the LSK president statement read.

The DCI and Havi have been bumping heads after the LSK president was arrested and accused of assaulting the society's CEO Mercy Wambua on Monday, July 12.

Wambua filed an assault complaint with the police against Havi. Wambua told police that the LSK president assaulted her during a meeting.

Havi dismissed the allegations accusing the CEO of forcing her way into the boardroom a meeting was ongoing. He further alleged that Wambua wanted to record the proceedings.

The assault allegations came barely two days after Havi and Wambua were engaged in a fierce verbal exchange further deepening the wrangles in the LSK.

On Friday, July 9, Havi stated in a press statement that Wambua was preventing plans for a proposed audit on the use of funds allocated to the society.

Havi accused Wambua of being in office illegally and colluding with financial institutions to deny members statements of expenditure.

The LSK President further claimed that Wambua failed to alter signatories to banks in which accounts of the society are registered.

According to Havi, the society’s efforts to access bank statements were frustrated and this consequently compromised the planned internal audit. 

The LSK president Nelson Havi posing for a photo after being elected as president on Thursday, February 27,2020
The LSK president Nelson Havi posing for a photo after being elected as president on Thursday, February 27,2020
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