Lawyer Angela Mulwa re-arrested over Dr. Victoria Mutiso murder

Lawyer Angela Mulwa was on Thursday evening re-arrested by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) homicide detectives, just barely after securing her release on a Ksh.1 million cash bail.

Mulwa is now set to be arraigned on Friday in connection with the murder of Dr. Victoria Mutiso, her lawyer Danstan Omari and the DCI homicide team confirmed.

Her re-arrest came shortly after she was released on bond alongside Nelson Masiga in the case involving the alleged theft of a Range Rover from a disputed 21-acre parcel of land in Mlolongo, which has been linked to Dr. Mutiso's murder probe.

Mavoko Senior Resident Magistrate Lilian Kwamboka had declined an application by the prosecution to detain Mulwa and Masiga for a further seven days to allow investigators to complete their investigations.

The two were arrested on August 2 after the Range Rover was recovered at one of Mulwa's properties in Karen. They had subsequently been held for 14 days.

Mulwa later applied to have her bond terms reviewed to allow her to secure her release on cash bail, arguing that members of her immediate family were also in police custody in connection with the murder investigation and were therefore unable to assist in processing the bond.

The prosecution had opposed the application, citing, among other issues, the value of the disputed property, which it said was worth more than Ksh.900 million.

While releasing the suspects, Magistrate Kwamboka directed that each pay a bond of Ksh.1 million with a surety of a similar amount and surrender their passports and other travel documents with the court.

Dr. Mutiso was shot dead on July 29 during her morning commute in Nairobi's Upper Hill area after the cab she was travelling in was reportedly blocked by a black Toyota Prado at the junction of Mbagathi Link Road and Mawenzi Road.

Gunmen on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire on the vehicle, fatally injuring her. She was rushed to Kenyatta National Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.