Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu was shot 8 times, died from severe bleeding — autopsy

Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu was shot eight times, which led to his death.

An autopsy on his body showed he died from severe injuries and overbleeding, chief government pathologist Dr Johansen Oduor said.

He said the pathologists present recovered two bullets that were lodged in Mbobu’s chest below the arm.

“His spine was severely injured, and most of the bullets had entry and exit apart from the two bullets we have recovered,” Oduor said.

"We can say he died from severe bleeding,” he said.

He was in the company of other family pathologists, police and Makueni Senator Dan Maanzo.

Dr Oduor said some of the bullets were directed on the neck.

This now gives police the way forward on their probe into the murder of Mbobu along Magadi Road in Nairobi on September 9, 2025, evening at about 5.30 pm.

This came as the police investigation team focused on talking to the people the lawyer met on Tuesday as part of the probe into the murder.

The detectives are also relying on his mobile phone records to establish who he talked to before, during and after the meeting.

Later that day, at 5:09 pm, Mbobu left his office before heading home.

He was headed for his Bogani residence in Karen when the two assailants who were trailing him struck with chilling precision. 

Among others, the team plans to investigate whether he was killed over his work. 

The team visited three banks where the lawyer had accounts, seeking to establish if he had made any recent transactions, which could be considered the source of the murder. 

The team was also working with Mbobu’s partners at his law firm to get to know his clients to help in the probe. 

One of his clients is said to have recorded a statement with the police on Wednesday. His family will also be talked to state if he had expressed any fears over his work. 

“It could be anything from his work or something else. We are open with the theories so far," a senior official aware of the probe said. 

Director of DCI Mohamed Amin, in the meantime, appealed to anyone with information that could assist the investigations to report to the nearest police station, #FichuKwaDCI toll-free number 0800 722 203 or forward the information confidentially to the DCI through Whatsapp number 0709 570 000.

“We wish to inform the public that immediately the incident was reported, the scene was visited by a team of detectives under the leadership of RCIO Nairobi. After securing the scene, detectives from the DCI Homicide Bureau supported by experts from the National Forensic Laboratory carefully examined the scene and collected critical evidence essential to the investigations.”

“The DCI is committed to ensuring that the perpetrators of this heinous act are brought to justice. Our investigators are working diligently, employing all available resources and expertise to piece together the events surrounding this incident,” the police said.