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Judge's Boycott: Divided lawyers vs a united Judiciary

LSK members led by president Charlse Kanjama matching along the streets of Nairobi to protest against the death of advocates Edward Kariuki and Esther Wairimu. [Collins Oduor, Standard]

On Thursday, lawyer Nelson Havi logged in to the Nyandarua High Court in a bid to enforce a targeted boycott as demanded by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to its members.

Havi was in Justice Dorah Chepkwony’s courtroom, and he explained that he was there to ensure that no lawyer appeared before the Judge. Nevertheless, there were lawyers already waiting for their clients’ cases to be mentioned or heard.

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