Renowned opposition lawyer Nelson Havi has faulted the police over the arrest of fellow advocate Harun Ndubi.
In a tweet on Monday, Havi rubbished the traffic obstruction charges against his colleague terming the move as a continuation of the government's ongoing crackdown on unfriendly lawyers.
According to Havi, this is a move employed by the presidency in retaliation to lawyers' quest to enforce the rule of law against the Executive arm of government.
''The arrest, weekend detention and arraignment in Court of Harun Ndubi on trumped up charges of drunk driving demonstrates how low the police will descend in their retaliation against Lawyers’ quest to enforce the rule of law against the Executive,'' wrote Havi.
Ndubi was arrested on Sunday evening and taken to the Kileleshwa police station after allegedly being found asleep in his car while under the influence of alcohol near State House.
He was on Monday arraigned at Milimani Law Courts to answer to charges of causing traffic obstruction and drunk driving.
The human rights lawyer denied the claims and was released on a Ksh30, 000 cash bail.
Ndubi was among the team of lawyers that participated in the October 26 presidential petition seeking for the second nullification of President Uhuru Kenyatta's re-election