Advocate Kyalo Mbobu Stories

Lobby petitions LSK to allow advocates to carry firearms amid rising attacks
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

The petitioners expressed concern that advocates often find themselves in exposed and dangerous positions, not only in contentious cases but even in n...

Nairobi businessman acquitted of Sh13.7 million counterfeit charges
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 15, 2025

According to the prosecution, Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) officers raided the accused's shops on Tsavo Road in Nairobi's CBD and allegedly seized...

Lack of CCTV footage slows probe into lawyer Kyalo Mbobu’s murder
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that the footage detectives relied on in other high-profile murders is missing in this case...

Communications Authority of Kenya revokes licences of 42 TV stations over violations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 15, 2025

CA Director General David Mugonyi said the revocations would take effect within a week, targeting broadcasters found to be in breach of regulatory req...

Inside Ruto’s bag of goodies aimed at appeasing frustrated Kenyan teachers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

The meeting at State House, Nairobi, brought together more than 10,000 teachers, union leaders and school heads’ associations, who pressed the governm...

Siaya County Government sacks 382 health workers over forged documents
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 14, 2025

The county said the revelation came after more than 500 people complained of not receiving salaries despite serving in various health facilities.

Ruto reserves 20 per cent of affordable housing units for teachers
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 13, 2025

The President also defended his decision to host teachers at the State House, stressing that the event was not a political gathering but a forum to de...

Bill expanding Senate's powers sparks debate over oversight, budget control
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 13, 2025

The Council of Governors (CoG) expressed support, particularly for the requirement that all legislation must pass both Houses before presidential asse...

Human rights activists, lawyers condemn surge in violence, want insecurity declared national disaster
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 13, 2025

Human rights defenders have emphasised that the combined threats to lawyers, activists, politicians, and ordinary citizens make it imperative for the...

Uganda Law Society condemns killing of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, says East Africa’s rule of law under siege
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 12, 2025

In a statement released on Thursday, ULS President Isaac K. Ssemakadde said Mbobu’s death was “not merely a loss to the legal fraternity but a grievou...

Lawyers petition state over killing of advocate Kyalo Mbobu
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 12, 2025

Odhiambo said a formal petition had been presented to authorities, seeking to compel the state to fulfill its constitutional mandate to protect life a...

MPs demand answers over delayed ICT ministry projects, stalled legislation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

Committee Chairperson John Kiarie highlighted persistent issues affecting connectivity and legislative progress, calling for a sector that works effic...

Counties urge senators to end bursary freeze hitting thousands of students
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

The dispute dates back to a Nakuru High Court decision in April 2025, which stopped the Controller of Budget (CoB) from approving bursary withdrawals.

DPP gives IG of Police Kanja seven days to submit probe report on lawyer Mbobu's murder
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 11, 2025

While noting the Directorate of Criminal Investigations’ (DCI) efforts to secure justice, the DPP directed the Inspector General to accelerate investi...

Kamukunji's Kiambiu residents flock to free mobile ID registration ahead of voter listing
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 11, 2025

By 7:00 am, long queues—mostly of young people—had already formed at the registration point. Officials assured residents that the service was free, wi...

Murkomen says suspects identified in lawyer Kyalo Mbobu’s murder, police pursuing others
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 11, 2025

The CS noted that the government will not relent until the masterminds behind the attack are brought to book.

Autopsy reveals lawyer Kyalo Mbobu died from severe bleeding after he was shot eight times
Barack Oduor  |  Sep 11, 2025

Oduor revealed that the pathologists had recovered two bullets from Mbobu's body, even as police had earlier revealed that there were missing spent ca...

CCTV, phone data trace final hours of slain Nairobi Lawyer Mathew Mbobu
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 11, 2025

Detectives say the assailants trailed him throughout this route before striking near Boyani, close to his Karen home.

DCI deploys forensic team to investigate Kyalo Mbobu’s fatal shooting
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 10, 2025

In a statement on Wednesday, the DCI said critical evidence is being collected to reconstruct the events and identify those responsible.

Experts push for food fortification as Kenya’s nutrition crisis deepens
Alfred Onyango  |  Sep 10, 2025

Dubbed Millers for Nutrition, an international coalition advocating for food fortification, is urging immediate action to address these systemic gaps.

Explainer: Key facts about slain lawyer Mbobu Kyalo
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 10, 2025

His death marks not just the loss of a lawyer but of an intellectual force whose contributions to Kenya's legal and governance landscape were vast.

LSK condemns killing of advocate Kyalo Mbobu in Nairobi, calls for immediate probe
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 09, 2025

Mbobu was shot dead on the evening of September 9, 2025, in a drive-by attack in Karen, Nairobi and the assailant fled the scene on a motorcycle.

MPs grill PS Isaboke after Sh500 million spent on MyGov advertising in newspapers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 09, 2025

The controversy stems from audit queries in the Auditor General’s report for the financial year ending June 2023, which flagged payments made through...

Egypt’s Mt Sinai luxury tourism project sparks global outcry over heritage and Bedouin displacement
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 08, 2025

The state-backed initiative, part of the Great Transfiguration Project launched in 2021, envisions hotels, eco-lodges, shopping centres, a cable car t...

Schools enter third week without capitation as 98 per cent submit enrolment data
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 08, 2025

The verification, which began last week, follows a special audit report by the Auditor General that revealed billions of shillings may have been lost...

One year on, parents of Hillside Endarasha fire victims still demand justice
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 05, 2025

As the first anniversary of the tragedy passes, families continue to demand transparency, accountability, and answers from both the government and the...

3,000 schools get capitation funds as Ministry continues with verification exercise
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 05, 2025

According to the ministry, schools that have completed verification have already received payments, while the rest are expected to be funded by next w...

Gender and Equality Commission launches study to improve girls' education in marginalised regions
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 04, 2025

The exercise, which will be undertaken in counties including Isiolo, Marsabit, Turkana, and Mandera, will focus on enrolment, retention, transition an...

Millions of Kenyans facing financial hardship as cost of living outpaces wages – report
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 04, 2025

Real wages fell from negative 1.4 per cent in 2020 to negative 4.1 per cent in 2023, before showing only minor recovery in 2024.

IGAD to unveil migration report highlighting displacement, labour mobility and remittances
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 03, 2025

The report aims to provide a clear picture of migration trends, demographic shifts, and remittance flows to support evidence-based policies across the...

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