George Wainaina, the Secretary General of the Kenya African National Union (KANU), was among three people arrested on Thursday evening. The arrests followed the shooting of city lawyer Kyalo Mbobu. According to reports, Wainaina was one of the last people to speak to Mbobu before he was shot dead by unknown assailants on Tuesday evening, September 9. 

The senior KANU official reportedly had a meal with Mbobu at a city hotel just hours before the lawyer was killed.

The arrests came at a time when the police were aiming to identify the key suspect in the murder.

Although Wainaina’s lawyer confirmed the arrest, they did not confirm whether it was in connection with Mbobu’s killing.

“My client is George Wainaina, and he was arrested yesterday evening from his home in Karen. So far, we have not been informed of the exact charges facing him,” the lawyer, Maulid Musa stated. 

“We do understand that there are investigations that are ongoing into the murder of a fellow advocate, which is really unfortunate. But so far, we have not been informed whether the investigations been done are linked to my client’s arrest,” he added.

Following his arrest, Wainaina was taken to Kileleshwa Police Station. However, he was later rushed to hospital due to health issues, Citizen TV reported. The other two people arrested are being held at Kilimani and Capital Hill police stations respectively.

Mbobu was killed by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting on Tuesday, September 9, as he was heading home in the Galleria Brookside area in Karen. At the time of his shooting, the lawyer was making his way through Magadi Road.

An autopsy done revealed that the lawyer was shot eight times, and died from excessive bleeding and severe injuries, with pathologists recovering two bullets from his body. 

Before his demise, Mbobu had reportedly held a meeting with unknown people inside one of the city hotels. Afterwards, he left the hotel and drove to attend another meeting within the CBD.

Earlier, CCTV footage obtained by detectives showed Mbobu’s last moments, including a mysterious man dressed in black who appeared to have tailed him when he was leaving his office.

Lawyers, led by the Law Society of Kenya President Faith Odhiambo, held peaceful protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) on Friday demanding justice for Mbobu. by Walter Ngano, Kenyans.co.ke