IG Kanja Given 7-Day Ultimatum Over Shooting of Nairobi Lawyer

Police have been given seven days to submit a comprehensive update on investigations into the killing of lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, who was fatally shot on the evening of Tuesday, September 9.
In a statement on Thursday, the ODPP commended the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) for its ongoing efforts but stressed the need for urgency and thoroughness in the case.
“The DPP has directed the Inspector General of Police to fast-track investigations into this incident and to submit a comprehensive status update… within seven (7) days for review and further action,” the statement read.
The ODPP, in the statement, further directed the Inspector General of Police to fast-track investigations and ensure all critical evidence is properly collected and preserved.
Mbobu, an advocate of the High Court, was killed in what is being described by witnesses a targeted attack as he was heading to his home in Karen.
An autopsy report has since been concluded, suggestingthe slain lawyer was shot eight times at close range.
Earlier, the DCI had called for public cooperation, urging anyone with information to assist in pursuing Mbobu’s assailants.
Prior to his demise, Mbobu had reportedly held a meeting with unknown people inside one of the city hotels. Afterwards, he left the hotel and drove to attend another meeting within the CBD; regardless, he embarked on Lang’ata Road to begin the journey to his residence.
Regarding the shooting, reports indicate that the incident occurred during a traffic snarl-up along the Magadi Road, with theassailants taking the opportunity to shoot him dead.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has since reacted to the killing, revealing that several persons of interest have already been identified and the said individuals were being interrogated.
Several witnesses had already come out to provide information, and the detectives were in the process of piecing together the details.
“We have been in touch with the DCI since this thing happened, and I am happy to note that there is some progress. Some persons of interest have been identified,” Murkomen revealed.