Autopsy Reveals Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu Shot Eight Times at Close Range

A post-mortem examination has revealed that prominent Nairobi lawyer Kyalo Mbobu died from excessive bleeding after being shot eight times by his attackers, with most bullets fired from close range.

Chief Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor, who conducted the autopsy, disclosed that two bullets were recovered from Mbobu’s body, with the majority of shots targeting his right side. The lawyer sustained fatal injuries to his neck and spine during the Tuesday evening attack.

“Most of the shots were coming from the right side. There were injuries to the neck and spine. They were severe enough to cause his death,” Dr Oduor stated.

The shooting occurred around 5:30 pm on Magadi Road as Mbobu was driving home to Karen. Two assailants on a motorcycle ambushed the lawyer in what investigators now believe was a carefully planned assassination rather than a random robbery.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has assembled three specialized teams to investigate the murder, including detectives from Lang’ata DCI, the Homicide bureau, and officers from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau. The elite Operation Support Unit has also joined the probe.

According to investigation sources, crime scene analysis has ruled out robbery as the motive. “It’s clear that the killers took time to plan and even conducted surveillance on the lawyer. This can’t be a robbery incident,” an investigator told reporters.

Detectives are now pursuing two primary theories: that Mbobu was killed over a business deal gone wrong or that he was targeted due to his legal work. The post-mortem findings are expected to provide crucial evidence as investigators work to identify and apprehend the killers.

The brutal nature of the attack, with multiple close-range shots, suggests a deliberate execution rather than a crime of opportunity, raising questions about what led to the lawyer’s targeted killing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​