The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has deregistered renowned gospel musician Ivy Kombo and her husband Andy Kasi following allegations that they fraudulently acquired their practicing certificates.
The couple, both legal practitioners, are accused of bribing officials at the Council for Legal Education to obtain their credentials.
The LSZ’s latest list of de-registered lawyers, published as of March 12, 2025, confirms that Kombo, Kasi, as well as Musavengana Machaya were struck off the roll on March 3, 2025.
The deregistration means that Kombo and Kasi as well as Machaya, a Lecturer based in South Africa, are no longer authorized to practice law in Zimbabwe.
In relation to Ivy Kombo and her husband Admire Kasi, their case is currently before the Harare magistrates court were they are accused of fraudulently acquiring certificates from the Council of Legal Education (CLE).
Kombo and Kasi are alleged to have obtained CLE certificates without following proper procedures, aided by a facilitator named Huggins Duri.
The standard process requires individuals with foreign law degrees to pass conversion exams administered by the CLE before being registered as legal practitioners in Zimbabwe.
Prosecutors claim that Kombo and her husband, both holding UK law degrees, conspired with Duri to acquire the certificates without taking the exams. They allegedly paid Duri USD 1,100 each for his assistance.
The certificates were reportedly produced with the signatures of authorised officials who were misled by Duri’s false claim that the couple had completed the necessary examinations.
