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Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior lawyer in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the capital Nairobi.<\/p>\n
Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, a respected lawyer and former head of a political parties’ dispute tribunal, was driving home on Tuesday evening when a gunman on a motorcycle pulled alongside his vehicle and opened fire. Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots.<\/p>\n
The motive for the attack, which resembles the shocking killing of a lawmaker earlier this year, is unknown. Investigations are under way.<\/p>\n
The Law Society of Kenya has described the killing as “abhorrent” and said the crime must be “dealt with swiftly and conclusively”. <\/p>\n
It expressed concern over threats faced by lawyers, adding that the killing had “all markings of a predetermined assassination”.<\/p>\n
“Too often, advocates have been victimised and targeted for the work that they do,” LSK president Faith Odhiambo said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The shooting happened near the Lang’ata-Magadi road junction, next to a busy shopping centre in the affluent Karen estate, about 10km (six miles) from the city centre.<\/p>\n
A gruesome video shared online shows a car’s shattered window with the bloodied, lifeless body of the lawyer slouched over the steering wheel.<\/p>\n
Senate Speaker Amason Kingi said the “cold-blooded killing” of Mr Mbobu had “left us all devastated and in deep shock”.<\/p>\n
“We expect the police to carry out speedy and thorough investigations to unearth the reason and culprits behind this heinous crime and ensure justice is served,” he said.<\/p>\n
He described Mr Mbobu, who had taught him law at university, as a “distinguished advocate, an outstanding law scholar and a dedicated public servant”.<\/p>\n
Mr Mbobu was a law lecturer at the University of Nairobi and was known for his influential legal writing and for mentoring students into successful lawyers.<\/p>\n
He was a previous chairman of the Political Parties’ Dispute Tribunal (PPDT) – a quasi-judicial body established to resolve political and electoral disputes – as well as the Business Rent Premises Tribunal (BPRT), which would have put him at the heart of resolving contentious political and commercial disputes.<\/p>\n
The tragic circumstances of Mbobu’s killing have left Kenyans shocked, with the news of his death trending online.<\/p>\n
In April, Charles Ong’ondo Were, a member of parliament, was shot dead in similar circumstances in a busy road in the capital in a suspected assassination.<\/p>\n
Police then said several suspects had been arrested following what appeared to be a “targeted and predetermined” assassination.<\/p>\n
Some of the suspects have since been charged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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