Three suspects linked to the murder of clinical psychologist Dr Victoria Mutiso have been ordered to remain in police custody for 30 days as detectives continue with investigations.
Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, a police officer; Daniel Njoroge and Kevin Kinuthia were on Monday, August 10, arraigned at the Milimani Law Courts, where the court granted investigators more time to complete the probe.
The case will be mentioned on September 10.
The arrest and arraignment of the three brings to seven the number of suspects detained in connection with the murder, while detectives continue pursuing two police officers who remain at large.
The two officers have been identified as Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang of Nderi Police Post and Bett Kiplangat Collins of Thogoto Police Station.
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Investigators have established that the police officers and other suspects allegedly involved in the murder were promised a total of Ksh1.5 million to execute the assassination.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said part of the money had already been paid before the killing was carried out.
Detectives believe the payment was intended to be divided among three officers allegedly involved in the operation.
The three suspects join Dr Mutiso's former co-wife, Rose Mbithe Mulwa, her two children Chris and Angella, and Nelson Masiga, who are already in custody in connection with the case.
Speaking on Friday, August 7, DCI boss Mohamed Amin confirmed that Kibelion was the officer who pulled the trigger that killed Dr Mutiso.
"An analysis of evidence has established the identity of the officer who pulled the trigger. One PC Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, attached to Karinde Police Post under Kikuyu Police Station, has equally been arrested. We were able to forensically place him at the scene of the fatal shooting.
"He is the individual identified as having fatally shot Dr Mutiso," he stated.
Amin further disclosed that Sang, who was accused of sourcing the weapon, was the link between the financers and the team that conducted the hit.
"The evidence led our investigators to Kenya Police Service officers who, apparently and unfortunately, played very critical roles in the conspiracy. Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang, the officer in charge of Nderi Police Post under Kikuyu Police Station, has been positively identified as the link person between the financiers and the operational team, as well as the source of the murder weapon, and this officer is currently on the run," he added.
Amin termed the involvement of the officers as a disgrace to the uniform and a betrayal of public trust.
He noted that Njoroge and Kinuthia organised the operation to end the doctor's life; revealing that Njoroge was behind the wheel of the Toyota Prado that blocked the Uber vehicle ferrying the late Dr Mutiso before her alleged execution.
"Daniel has been established as a central organiser of the operation. He coordinated the logistics; he facilitated the movement of the execution team, and he also played a key organisational role in the entire conspiracy," he further said.
On the other hand, Kinuthia is accused of ferrying the shooter to the crime scene using a motorcycle
DCI revealed that Njoroge had hired two Toyota Prado vehicles from a firm between July 29 and 30; a tracking device on the vehicles placed them at the scene at the exact time the doctor was killed.
