NAIROBI – The nation was plunged into shock and mourning last evening following the brazen assassination of a prominent lawyer, Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, in a drive-by shooting on a busy Nairobi road.
The incident occurred on the Lang’ata/Magadi road as Mr. Mbobu, a respected legal mind and former head of the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal (PPDT), was driving home. According to initial reports, a gunman riding on a motorcycle pulled alongside the lawyer’s vehicle and opened fire, fatally wounding him in the attack.
The daylight killing on a major thoroughfare has sent ripples of alarm through the legal and political communities, raising serious concerns about the safety of public figures and the audacity of criminal elements in the capital.
Mathew Kyalo Mbobu was a distinguished figure in Kenya’s judicial landscape. His leadership of the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal saw him oversee critical rulings that shaped the country’s political field, earning him widespread respect for his integrity and legal acumen.
Authorities have cordoned off the scene of the shooting as investigations begin. Police are appealing to anyone with information, including eyewitnesses or motorists with dashcam footage from the area at the time of the incident, to come forward.
As tributes pour in from colleagues, politicians, and friends, the killing has left a nation demanding answers and justice for the fallen legal luminary.
