Nairobi lawyer Angela Mulwa was re-arrested on Monday at the Milimani Law Courts and is expected to be charged with the murder of Dr Victoria Thunya Mutiso alongside her mother and her brother.
Dr Mutiso was a psychiatrist and former Director of the African Institute of Mental and Brain Health.
According to a charge sheet, Angela, Rose Mbithe Mulwa, alias Rose Mbithe Ndetei, and Chris Mulwa are accused of murdering Dr Mutiso on July 29, 2026, at about 9:30 am along Mawensi Road in Kilimani, Nairobi County.
The prosecution alleges that the three acted jointly with other persons who have not yet been brought before the court.
Mulwa had previously been held by police as detectives continued investigating Dr Mutiso’s death.
The State had sought additional time to detain her, arguing that investigations were still ongoing and that the file had been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions for a decision on whether to charge her.
Earlier on Monday, however, the court dismissed the prosecution’s application seeking to have Angela detained for a further period.
Her lawyer, Danstan Omar, opposed the application, raising jurisdictional concerns.
She is now expected to be formally arraigned alongside the other suspects on Tuesday, when the prosecution is expected to present the murder charge before the court.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has been investigating the circumstances surrounding Dr Mutiso’s death.
The prosecution on Monday informed the court of his decision to charge the three suspects with the murder of Dr. Mutiso.
Prosecution, led by Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Jalson Makori informed the court that the DPP had registered a murder case at the Nairobi High Court against politician Mbithe, alias Rose Mbithe Ndeti, and her children, advocates Chris Mulwa and Angela Mulwa.
Rose and Mulwa have also been in custody while assisting investigators with the ongoing probe.
The court heard that Dr. Mutiso was fatally shot in Nairobi on July 29, 2026.
Preliminary investigations established that the deceased was involved in a land dispute that was pending before a court in Machakos.
Prior to her death, Dr. Mutiso had reported an incident in which two-armed individuals riding a motorcycle confronted her while she was driving in Nairobi.
The assailants allegedly pointed a firearm at her, but she managed to escape and subsequently reported the incident at Kilimani Police Station.
The DPP’s decision to charge the three suspects follows the conclusion of preliminary investigations by the DCI into the circumstances surrounding Dr Mutiso’s death and the evidence gathered linking the suspects to the alleged offence.
Police are holding at least five suspects in connection with the murder.
They include a police officer, a bodaboda rider and a man who was said to have been the main link in organizing the murder.
A pistol that was used in the attack, a motorcycle and car were recovered in ongoing operations. Police have linked the murder to a longstanding land dispute in Mlolongo area.
According to the DCI, the killing was carried out with military-style precision, but investigators responded with an equally intensive operation grounded in forensic science, intelligence gathering, digital evidence and inter-agency collaboration. One of the most explosive revelations made by the DCI concerns the alleged involvement of serving police officers in the murder plot.
Police said evidence obtained during the interrogation of a bodaboda rider and a driver led investigators to officers attached to police posts under Kikuyu Police Station.
The DCI identified Inspector of Police Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang, the Officer-in-Charge of Nderi Police Post in Kikuyu as the alleged link between the financiers and the operational team.
Investigators further allege that Sang was the source of the murder weapon.
He is currently on the run.
The DCI also announced the arrest of Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, attached to Karinde Police Post, whom investigators identify as the alleged shooter.
Another officer, constable Bett Kiplangat Collins of Thogoto Police Post, has been forensically placed at the scene and is also being sought by detectives.
Police described the alleged involvement of police officers as a grave betrayal of public trust and vowed that the Directorate would pursue all suspects regardless of rank or position.
Police disclosed that investigators are pursuing additional leads suggesting that some of the suspects involved in Dr Mutiso’s murder may also be connected to the drive-by shooting of lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, which occurred on September 9, 2025, along Magadi Road.
The investigation remains active and several other individuals who may have acted as surveillance operatives, facilitators, weapon suppliers or coordinators are still being pursued.
“The investigations remain active, intelligence-led and forensic-led. Several additional leads are being pursued,” police said.
“The DCI is determined to identify, arrest and bring to justice every person who played any role — whether as financier, organiser, supplier of the firearm, shooter, rider, surveillance operative or facilitator.”
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