DCI names three officers as prime suspects behind Dr Victoria Mutiso's murder. [File, Standard]
Three National Police Service officers have been named as key suspects in the murder of psychiatrist and mental health researcher Dr Victoria Mutiso.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Director Mohamed Amin alleged that the officers played distinct roles in planning and executing the killing.
Addressing the media on Thursday, August 7, Amin identified Police Constable Elijah Kibellion Kimoi of Karinde Police Station as the alleged gunman, saying forensic investigations placed him at the crime scene and identified him as the officer who pulled the trigger.
He also named Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang of Nderi Police Station as the link between the financiers of the murder and the operational team, adding that he is currently on the run.
Sang was further identified as the officer to whom the firearm used in the murder had been issued.
According to Amin, investigators established that Police Constable Daniel Mwangi Njoroge drove the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado used to block the Uber vehicle in which Dr Mutiso was travelling. He allegedly coordinated the logistics, facilitated the movement of the execution team and played a key organisational role in the murder.