Principal Magistrate Paul Mutai has ordered a 14-day detention of police inspector Kenneth Sang, who is linked to the murders of psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Nthunya Mutiso and city lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu after forensic evidence placed his firearm in the works.

The detention window allows Mr. Sang, who was arrested in Eldoret on Saturday, October 24, not only to be interrogated, but also give the court time to record his statement, conduct searches, make possible recoveries, facilitate a mental health assessment and complete investigations before charging him.

“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,” says Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

According to the DPP, Dr Mutiso, a former director of the African Institute of Mental and Brain Health, was fatally shot and killed on July 29, 2026 in Nairobi. It also links Sang, now under detention at Kilimani Police Station, to the murder of Mbobu, which occurred on September 9, 2025.

The court heard that investigators recovered two spent cartridges and two bullets from the scene of Dr Mutiso’s 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. His case is set to be mentioned on November 9, 2026.

Already, DPP has approved murder charges against five suspects in connection with Mbobu’s killing, including Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her children Chris Mulwa and Angela Mulwa, and policeconstables Julius Kipkoeach Cheruiyot and Kennedy Kipkemoi Borboroi.