Kenyan lawyer brings boxing and justice to the slums


  • World
  • Wednesday, 23 Dec 2020

Advocate of the High Court Shadrack Wambui, who blends law with boxing to reduce criminal activities and police brutality in the slums through his initiative 'sheria mtaani', attends a training session at the Kayole social hall in Nairobi, Kenya December 19, 2020. Picture taken December 19, 2020. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

NAIROBI (Reuters) - When lawyer Shadrack Wambui was growing up in one of Nairobi's slums, he vented his frustration at abusive police through boxing, cultivating discipline that helped him avoid confrontations that could have derailed his studies.

Now the 29-year-old is turning to the sport again to help young people in poor Nairobi neighbourhoods, combining his passion for the sport with informal lessons on the law and legal clinics to resolve marital disputes.

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