Havi urges LSK to march on Vigilance House over missing lawyer Abdi
Senior Counsel Nelson Havi wants LSK president Charles Kanjama to lead advocates to police headquarters. Lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi was allegedly abducted in Nairobi on November 1, and the LSK has gone to court to make police produce him.
Senior Counsel Nelson Havi has asked Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Charles Kanjama to mobilise advocates for protests at Vigilance House, the police headquarters. He wants police to release lawyer Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi, who was allegedly abducted in Nairobi, The Star reported. Havi said the legal profession must act collectively against what he called persistent interference by state security agencies. According to The Star, Abdi was reportedly abducted in the early hours of Sunday, November 1, on Muchai Drive in Nairobi. His vehicle was later found on the same road. Former LSK president Eric Theuri said the case was reported at Kilimani police station under OB number 55/1/11/2026. The LSK has filed a habeas corpus application to compel police to produce Abdi in court, dead or alive. CCTV footage that reportedly shows the abduction has circulated widely on X. In the clip, three unidentified men chase Abdi at about 4.43am. He first outruns them and tries to jump over the gate of a residential compound. Two men in hooded jumpers catch him. A third man gets out of a vehicle following the group and kicks Abdi as he is held down. The men appear to be armed. Abdi is then bundled into the back of a…
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