Lawyer Nelson Havi wins LSK elections to become new president

Lawyer Nelson Havi is the new president of the Law Society of Kenya.

Provisionary results show that Havi clinched the position following countrywide elections. 

He will replace outgoing president Allen Gichuhi and serve a two-year term from 2020 to 2022.

The race attracted four candidates, two men and two women among them Nelson Havi (pictured), Maria Mbeneka, Charles Kanjama and Harriette Chiggai.

In a tweet, his competitor Charles Kanjama conceded defeat, congratulating him for a well-run race.

*Kanjama LSK Concession*

I congratulate my classmate Nelson Havi on running a bold and effective campaign that has captured the confidence of lawyers across the country. I congratulate him on a race well run and, as a democrat, am happy to accept the will of the voters. — Charles Kanjama (@ckanjama) February 27, 2020

Candidate Maria Mbeneka has also conceded defeat. 

During the campaign period, Havi rode on the narrative to wake up the sleeping giant and return LSK to its glory days of fiery advocacy under the likes of Paul Muite and Willy Mutunga.

 

Below, a list of LSK Presidents since the 1950’s. 

LSK PRESIDENT	YEAR
Humphrey Slade	1949-1950
N.S. Mangat Q.C.	1950-1951
L. Kaplan	1951-1952
J. Sorabjee, Q.C.	1952-1953
C.F. Schermburucker	1953-1954
J.M. Nazareth, Q.C.	1954-1955
Ivor Lean, Q.C.	1955-1956
Justice Madan, Q.C.	1956-1957
J.A. Mackie-Robertson, Q.C.	1957-1958
Justice Chanan Singh	1958-1959
J.O. O’Brien Kelly	1959-1960
Justice Madan	1960-1961
A.E. Hunter	1961-1962
Satish Gautama	1962-1963
Justice Harris	1963-1964
B.T. Modi	1964-1965
S.M.C. Thomson	1965-1966
G.S. Sandhu	1966-1967
K.B. Keith	1967-1968
E.P. Nowrojee	1968-1969
P. Le Pelley	1969-1970
S.N. Waruhiu	1970-1972
M.Z.A. Malik	1972-1973
J.A. Couldrey	1973-1974
Ramnik Shah	1974-1975
S. Sangale	1975-1976
P.J. Ransley	1976-1977
K.C. Gautama	1977-1979
S. Amos Wako	1979-1981
Lee Muthoga	1981-1982
Mutula Kilonzo	1982-1984
G.B.M. Kariuki	1984-1986
Joe Okwach	1986-1988
Fred Ojiambo	1988-1990
Paul Muite	1991-1993
F.W. Kagwe (Ag)	1992-1993
Willy Mutunga	1993-1995
Paul Wamae	1995-1997
Nzamba Kitonga	1997-1999
Gibson Kamau Kuria	1999-2001
Raychelle Omamo	2001- 2003
Ahmednasir M Abdullahi	2003-2005
Tom Adhiambo Ojienda	2005-2007
Okong'o Omogeni	2007-2010
Kenneth W. Akide	2010-2012
Eric Kyalo Mutua	2012-2016
Isaac E.N Okero	2016-2018
Allen Gichuhi	2018-2020
Nelson Havi	2020- 2022