Mathew Kyalo Mbobu Stories

DCI intensifies probe two weeks after assassination of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 22, 2025

Fourteen days later, the drive-by shooting remains a riddle, with investigators believing the assailants were hired hitmen.

How gunmen trailed and killed city lawyer Kyalo Mbobu in Karen
Charity Pancras  |  Sep 16, 2025

LSK staged a peaceful march to protest the killing, while lawyers filed a petition urging the government to ensure accountability and transparency.

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...

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...

Senior official among those arrested in fatal shooting of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Sep 12, 2025

Investigators recovered a large sum of cash from the homes of those detained, using counting machines to verify the amounts as part of the inquiry con...

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...

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...

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.

Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu shot dead in drive-by attack near Galleria Mall in Karen
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 09, 2025

According to police reports, the incident happened shortly after 7:30 pm when a gunman on a motorcycle pulled alongside Mbobu’s vehicle, opened fire,...

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