The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed the arrest of a police officer suspected of murdering prominent lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu.
In a statement on Thursday, September 24, 2026, the authority said its officers arrested Police Constable Julius Cheruiyot, whom they suspect was the gunman in the fatal shooting.
According to the DCI, the police recovered a Ceska pistol that had been issued to Cheruiyot at the time of the incident, with examination revealing that the firearm was used in the shooting that claimed the lawyer’s life.
“The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has made a breakthrough in the investigation into the murder of prominent lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu. Following an intensive and painstaking investigation over the past year, detectives have identified and arrested Police Constable Julius Cheruiyot, suspected of being the gunman who fatally shot the lawyer,”the statement read.
“Ballistic examination has since confirmed that the firearm was indeed used in the shooting that claimed the life of Lawyer Mbobu. The finding provides a significant forensic breakthrough in the investigation. Further, it strengthens the evidentiary trail being assembled by detectives,” it added.
The inspector is also linked with the murder of clinical psychologist Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, who was shot on July 29, 2026, in Upper Hill, Nairobi.
According to the authorities, the inspector allegedly coordinated liaison with a suspect who is currently in custody.
However, Sang is on the run, and the police have intensified their search to apprehend him.
