A Police Constable, Julius Cheruiyot, has been arrested in connection with the murder of prominent lawyer Kyalo Mbobu, who was shot dead on September 9, 2025, along Magadi Road, Nairobi.

• A Ceska pistol issued to Cheruiyot was recovered and ballistically linked to the shooting.
• The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) is investigating a possible link to a property dispute.
• Inspector Kenneth Sang, who is at large, is alleged to have coordinated the operation with Rose Mbithe, who is already in custody for another murder.

The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) is investigating the death of Dennis Aremo Osiemo while in police custody at Narumoru Police Station. Osiemo died on Sunday, September 20, 2026, after being arrested by DCI officers.

• Dennis Aremo Osiemo died in police custody on September 20, 2026.
• Key organizations involved are the IPOA and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
• Osiemo was arrested on September 18, 2026, in connection with an alleged assault case from July 2, 2026, and was found hanging in his cell.

Police in Kitui County have recovered 48 rounds of AK-47 ammunition that were discovered hidden inside pieces of meat on a passenger bus. The driver and turnboy of the bus have been arrested following the find.

• Recovered: 48 rounds of 7.62×39mm ammunition
• Involved: Police, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), and a Northern Cruz Sacco bus
• Location: Intercepted on the Thika–Garissa Highway in Kanyonyoo, Kitui County

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested a Police Constable, Julius Cheruiyot, suspected of fatally shooting prominent lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu on September 9, 2025, along Magadi Road, Nairobi.

• The Police Constable was arrested nearly a year after the murder.
• The DCI has linked the shooting to a firearm issued to Cheruiyot.
• Ballistic examination confirmed the recovered Ceska pistol was used in the attack.

A man in Shinyalu has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his brother-in-law with a panga. The incident has sent shockwaves through the community.

• The suspect is alleged to have used a panga in the attack.
• The victim was the brother-in-law of the suspect.
• The arrest took place in Shinyalu.

A police officer and another suspect have been arrested in connection with the murder of lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, who was killed in September last year.

• The arrested officer is Constable Julius Kipkoech Cheruiyot, alleged to have shot the lawyer.
• The arrests were made in connection with the death of lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu.
• The incident occurred in September.