By Hassan Wekesa - Editor
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Kenya, October 26, 2026 - A Nairobi court on Monday allowed detectives to hold Inspector Kenneth Sang for 14 days while they probe his suspected involvement in the deaths of psychologist Victoria Nthunya Mutiso and Nairobi lawyer Matthew Kyalo Mbobu.
Senior Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai granted the request from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). He said the police had raised weighty matters that called for additional time.
Prosecutors had asked for the 14 days so that they could question Sang, carry out searches, pursue possible recoveries and finish their inquiries before charging him over the two murders.
Sang's lawyers objected and asked the court to release him. They argued that other suspects had already been charged and that the cases were already before the courts.
Sang was arrested at the weekend in Eldoret, in Uasin Gishu County, following an intelligence-led operation to trace him. He was then taken to Nairobi and held at Kilimani Police Station before appearing in court.
In an affidavit, Corporal Romana Oduor of the DCI's Homicide Investigations Bureau said detectives suspect Sang took part in the fatal shooting of Dr Mutiso in Upper Hill, Nairobi, on 29 July 2026.
Investigators told the court that ballistic tests had tied cartridges and a bullet recovered in the course of their work to a Mini Jericho pistol, serial number 47302127, which they said had been issued to Sang.
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The court also heard that prior to her death, Dr Mutiso had reported an earlier incident on 7 July 2026. She had reported that two armed men on a motorcycle had approached her near Junction Mall on Ngong Road and pointed a gun at her. She got away and reported the matter at Kilimani Police Station.
Detectives further allege that Sang had a central role in planning the murder of lawyer Mbobu on 9 September 2025. Other suspects in both cases have already been charged before the High Court.
Prosecutors argued that some suspected accomplices were still at large, which raised fears of tampering with evidence, collusion and flight.
Police also described Sang as a flight risk, claiming he abandoned his post and went into hiding after the killings.
The 14 days will let investigators take his statement, conduct searches and recover possible evidence. It will also allow a mental assessment to be carried out before he takes a plea.
The case will be mentioned on 9 November 2026.