Kyalo Mbobu murder: DCI arrests police constable, recovers pistol used in shooting
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced a major breakthrough in the murder of prominent lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, more than one year after he was fatally shot along Magadi Road in Nairobi. In a press statement released on Thursday, September 24, 2026, the DCI said detectives had arrested a serving police constable as […]
Detectives arrested a police officer in connection with the murder of Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu on Thursday. Mbobu was shot dead in his car in September 2025 while driving to his home in Karen. The arrest followed confessions from some of the suspects in the murder of psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso, who implicated a police constable who was not informed about the investigation.
Detectives used the constable's official pistol for ballistic tests, which proved it was used in Mbobu's murder. The constable, Constable Julius Cheruiyot, was subsequently arrested. Mbobu, a former chairman of Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, was killed on September 9, 2025, and had represented Dr Mutiso in legal proceedings.
Dr Mutiso's murder in July 2026 was also under investigation, with a possible land dispute identified as a motive. The arrested officer is currently in custody awaiting arraignment. The investigation into Dr Mutiso's murder is ongoing, with more suspects expected to be charged.
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