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Havi's arrest at the height of BBI cases to cost State Sh5 million

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Former LSK President Nelson Havi arrives for the reading of the BBI verdict at the Supreme Court building on March 31, 2022. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The High Court in Kitale has awarded former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Nelson Havi Sh5 million in damages following unlawful arrest at the height of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) cases in July 2021.

Justice Antony Mrima also quashed investigations by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) into an alleged assault of LSK chief executive Mercy Wambua and described it as unconstitutional, null, and void.

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