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KANU Secretary General George Wainaina and two other individuals who were questioned in connection with the murder of prominent city lawyer Kyalo Mbobu were released on Saturday night.
According to sources close to the investigation, the three were freed after detectives found no evidence linking them to the killing.
Wainaina, speaking to a local media, said he was notified of his release around 10 p.m. after police officers who had been stationed outside his residence suddenly left.
“I had two officers during the day and two at night. On Saturday at about 10 p.m., they abruptly left, saying they had been recalled,” he said from a Nairobi hospital.
He added that the officers gave no further details, only confirming that he was now free.
Wainaina explained that on the day Mbobu was killed, he had briefly encountered him and another acquaintance—who was also questioned and later released—at a hotel parking lot.
“That person saw me in the car park while I was with my nephew. We didn’t have lunch together,” he clarified.
He further stated that police were informed about the brief meeting by the acquaintance, which led to his questioning. CCTV footage reportedly confirmed that their interaction was limited to the parking area.
Wainaina said he was only asked to provide a statement detailing his movements on the day of the murder, including the brief encounter at the hotel.
Mbobu, a former chair of the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal, was gunned down on September 9, 2025, in broad daylight along Magadi Road in Nairobi.
The gunman, riding as a passenger on a motorcycle, shot Mbobu multiple times in the neck and chest before fleeing the scene, firing shots in the air to scatter bystanders.
