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Investigation into Mathew Kyalo Mbobu murder

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Following the September 9, 2025, killing of lawyer and lecturer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu in Nairobi, the Director of Public Prosecutions has approved murder charges against five suspects. The accused include politician Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her children Chris Mulwa and Angela Mulwa, and two police constables, Julius Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Kennedy Kipkemei Borboroi. During a court ~~appearance~~ proceedings in Kibera, the ~~court ordered the~~ two police constables were ordered to undergo mental assessments at Mbagathi Hospital. The ~~suspects~~ court also directed the production of the Mulwa family members, who are being held in various remand facilities. The suspects were scheduled to enter pleas on October 27, 2026, ~~once~~ pending the receipt of mental assessment ~~reports are received.~~ reports. Investigators have linked this case to the July 2026 shooting of Dr. Victoria Mutiso, a former Director of the African Institute of Mental and Brain Health, noting a potential land dispute as a ~~motive for~~ motive. In recent developments, the ~~killings.~~ Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) recovered a motorcycle allegedly used to transport a gunman during the Mbobu murder following the interrogation of a boda boda rider. Additionally, Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang was arrested in Eldoret. Authorities allege Sang coordinated the attacks on both Mbobu and Dr. Mutiso, identifying Constable Julius Cheruiyot as the alleged gunman in the Mbobu case and Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi as the shooter in the Mutiso case.

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