DPP approves murder charges against five over lawyer Mbobu’s death
The suspects are politician Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her two children Chris Mulwa and Angela Mulwa, and police constables Julius Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Kennedy Kipkemei Borboroi.
The suspects are politician Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her two children Chris Mulwa and Angela Mulwa, and police constables Julius Kipkoech Cheruiyot and Kennedy Kipkemei Borboroi.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the DCI said officers were focusing on collecting and sharing intelligence, carrying out investigations quickly and improving professional policing as part of measures to protect residents and prevent crime.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said Walter Kipkoech was traced to a hideout in Lagwenda village, where detectives from Molo, alongside officers from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), Rift Valley, arrested him after a sustained manhunt.
The warning followed an incident in Ronga where a man identified as Jayden allegedly lost his Toyota Vitz after meeting a woman he had encountered online and taking her to a single-bedroom Airbnb.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the two are accused of using the impersonation to con unsuspecting members of the public out of their “hard-earned money”.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) told the Milimani court that Karanja had provided crucial information to investigators and was now being considered as a prosecution witness in the murder case.
The operation followed a tip-off from a member of the public, leading detectives to the homestead where they found Alex Mwaruta and James Munala Inyangala “in the middle of producing counterfeit juice”, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
In a statement on Wednesday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the suspects Pius Paskale Frugenze, 52, and his wife, Redempta Revelian Kuleta, 47, were arrested in Magongo following investigations into a passenger who was allegedly stupefied aboard a Dreamliner bus travelling from Nairobi to Mombasa.
In an affidavit filed in court, Homicide Investigations Bureau officer CPL Romana Odour said the five suspects are jointly charged with other people who have not yet appeared in court over the killing of Dr Mutiso on July 29, 2026.
In a statement on Monday, the DCI said suspect Solomon Kathurima Kairemia was arrested on September 21 following weeks of forensic analysis and intelligence-led investigations by detectives from the CCIO’s Office and DCI Imenti North.
In a statement on Monday, the DCI said there was no such arrest, officer or transfer linked to an electoral investigation as reported, describing the allegations as “false, inaccurate and wholly without foundation”.
In a statement on Monday, the DCI said some individuals involved in such schemes portray a lifestyle of luxury cars, expensive drinks, cash, international trips and high-end entertainment while displaying what it described as questionable profits.