Lawyers across Kenya held a ‘Purple Ribbon March’ on Friday, September 12, to protest the assassination of their colleague, lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, who was killed on Wednesday evening. They marched to demand a speedy investigation into his murder.

• Kyalo Mbobu, a lawyer for 35 years, was shot eight times by unknown assailants while heading home in Karen.
• The lawyers, affiliated with the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), presented a petition to Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja in Nairobi, demanding perpetrators be arrested regardless of their societal standing.
• Notable participants in the march included former LSK chairman Ahmednasir Abdullahi and SC Eugene Wamalwa.

CCTV footage has revealed the sequence of events leading up to the killing of Kenyan lawyer Kyalo Mbobu on Magadi Road in Nairobi. The footage suggests his attackers may have trailed him from his office.

• Kyalo Mbobu arrived at his office at Town House on Kaunda Street around 6:35 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2025.
• Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are focusing on a man seen making a call outside Mbobu's office just before his departure.
• DCI officers have identified two people linked to the incident, who were among those the lawyer met on the day he was killed.