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Property dispute may link lawyer and psychologist murders in Nairobi

From The Standard · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Investigators are exploring a potential link between the murders of a Nairobi lawyer and a clinical psychologist, possibly connected to a property dispute.
  • The victims are identified as Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, a lawyer killed in September 2025, and Dr. Victoria Mutiso, a psychologist murdered in July 2026.
  • A contentious divorce and defamation case involving Rose Mbithe Ndetei, formerly married to Prof. David Musyimi Ndetei, is believed to be at the center of the investigation.

Nairobi investigators are examining a possible connection between the recent murder of clinical psychologist Dr. Victoria Mutiso and the earlier assassination of prominent lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu. Dr. Mutiso was killed on July 29, 2026, while Mbobu died on September 9, 2025.

Sources suggest a bitter divorce, a defamation case, and a property dispute stemming from the 2001 divorce of Prof. David Musyimi Ndetei and Rose Mbithe Ndetei (now Rose Mbithe Mulwa) may be the underlying motive. Investigators are piecing together a narrative of revenge that could link the two seemingly separate killings.

The acrimonious legal battle over matrimonial property following the Ndeteis' divorce is believed to have initiated a chain of events that may have culminated in these two deaths. The investigation is focused on uncovering the nexus between these high-profile murders.

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Originally published by The Standard in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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