Lawyer Mbobu was shot 8 times, autopsy reveals
Lawyer Mbobu was shot 8 times, autopsy reveals
Slain lawyer Kyalo Mbobu died from excessive bleeding and severe injuries after being shot eight times, Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor has now revealed.
Speaking on Thursday, September 11, after the conclusion of a postmortem done on Mbobu, Oduor revealed the cause of death in an incident that sent shockwaves across the country.
Oduor further detailed that the pathologists had recovered two bullets from Mbobu’s body, even as police had earlier revealed that there were missing spent cartridges from Mbobu’s vehicle.
Mbobu was killed by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday, September 9, as he was heading home in the Galleria Brookside area in Karen. At the time of his shooting, the lawyer was making his way through Magadi Road.
In a report released by the police after the incident, the authorities disclosed they had managed to recover three used cartridges, with preliminary investigations revealing that Mbobu was shot five times in the head, killing him on the spot.
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 the assailants taking the opportunity to shoot him dead.
His death sparked outrage from the Law Society of Kenya, which demanded justice even after the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed that it had begun a probe to investigate his death.
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Today, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen addressed the matter, revealing that significant progress had been made in investigations surrounding the murder.
Murkomen noted persons of interest had already been identified and that the individuals were being interrogated by the police. He also noted that officers from the DCI were in the process of identifying more people linked to the Tuesday evening incident.
According to the CS, 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.
Adding that, “Those persons of interest are being interrogated, and so many others are going to be sought. We thank the eyewitnesses who have already come out who were at the scene, and many others who are giving information to the DCI.”
Murkomen went on to assure Kenyans of a speedy probe and called on more members of the public with information regarding the incident to reach out to the nearest police station.
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