Machakos politician Rose Mbithe, her two children and a police officer were on Thursday August 27 charged with the murder of late psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Mutiso.
However, they did not plead to the charges only the information contained in the charge sheet was read out to them.
Mbithe appeared in court alongside her two children Angela Mulwa, and Chris Mulwa who are both advocates of the High Court.
Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi was also in court. The four appeared before Justice Kanyi Kimondo at the Milimani Law Courts, where the murder charge was read to them.
Judge Kimondo directed that the four be taken for mental assessment before they are presented before Justice Alexander Muteti, where they are expected to formally answer to the murder charge.
The court further directed that PC Kibelion be provided with a probono lawyer after it emerged that he did not have a lawyer.
According to the charge sheet, the four killed Dr. Victoria Mutiso on July 29, 2026, at about 9:30 a.m. along Mawensi Road in Kilimani, Nairobi County.
According to the prosecution, the suspects allegedly acted jointly with other persons who have not yet been brought before the court.
The case will be mentioned on September 23 for plea taking.
Dr. Mutiso, a former Director of the African Institute of Mental and Brain Health, was fatally shot on July 29, 2026, in Upper Hill, Kilimani Sub-County, Nairobi, while inside a motor vehicle.
Investigators told the court that they recovered two spent cartridges and two bullet fragments from the scene and submitted them for forensic examination.
A Mini Jericho pistol was subsequently recovered and examined.
According to the DCI, “the preliminary ballistic opinion links the recovered cartridge cases and bullet head to that firearm.”
Investigators further said the firearm was issued to a senior police officer who is at large.
Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang of Nderi Police Station and Collins Bett Kiplangat of Thogoto Police Station, remained the subject of a police manhunt on Monday.
The DCI has also identified a land dispute involving Dr. Mutiso as a possible motive for the killing.
Investigators said the deceased was involved in a dispute over L.R. Number 1504/13, which is the subject of a case before the Machakos court.
Investigators also said Dr. Mutiso had previously reported that someone had attempted to kill her and that she had been followed before the fatal shooting.
The DCI said that on July 7, 2026, Dr. Mutiso reported being confronted by two armed men riding a motorcycle near Junction Mall along Ngong Road in Nairobi.
The men pointed a gun at her but she managed to escape and later reported the incident at Kilimani Police Station.
Investigators alleged that Kimoi was one of the armed men involved in that earlier incident.
The DCI has identified Dr. Mutiso’s husband as a crucial witness in the investigation.
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