The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has today secured a 14-day detention order against Police Inspector Kenneth Sang, who is linked to the murders of psychiatrist Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso and city lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu.
Sang, who was arrested in Eldoret on Saturday, was presented before Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai at a Nairobi court, where the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) sought additional time to complete investigations.
The court granted the 14-day detention period to allow investigators to interrogate the suspect, record his statement, conduct searches, make possible recoveries, facilitate a mental health assessment and complete investigations before charging him.
The court directed that Sang be detained at Kilimani Police Station. The case will be mentioned on 9th of November 2026.
Dr Mutiso, a former director of the African Institute of Mental and Brain Health, was fatally shot and killed on 29th July 2026 in Nairobi.
Investigations have also linked Sang to the murder of Mbobu, which occurred on 9th September 2025. The prosecution alleges that Sang played a key role in planning the killing and is expected to face charges alongside other suspects already charged before the Kibera High Court.
The court heard that investigators recovered two spent cartridges and two bullets from the scene of Dr Mutisoโs murder. A ballistic examination linked the recovered ammunition components to a Mini Jericho pistol that was subsequently recovered and examined. Investigators established that the firearm had been issued to Inspector Sang.
The DPP has already approved murder charges against five suspects in connection with Mbobuโs killing. They are Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her children Chris Mulwa and Angela Mulwa, and police constables Julius Kipkoeach Cheruiyot and Kennedy Kipkemoi Borboroi.