City lawyer Angela Mulwa, facing allegations over the killing of her step-mother, Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso, was re-arrested outside Milimani Law Courts on Monday.
Mulwa was re-arrested by detectives minutes after the prosecution informed the court that DPP Renson Ingonga had recommended murder charges against her, her mother Rose Mbithe Mulwa, and her brother Chris Mulwa over the killing of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso.
The dramatic development came after State prosecutor Jalson Makori confirmed before Milimani Magistrate Joan Mati that a murder charge had been filed at the High Court earlier on Monday.
The case has been registered as High Court case E004 of 2026, paving the way for the State to move from the investigations stage to substantive murder proceedings.
Makori told the court that the filing of the murder charge had prompted the prosecution to withdraw a fresh application by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations seeking to detain Mulwa for 14 days.
“We have demonstrated to court that now we are formally charging the respondent for an offence of murder,” Makori told the court.
The prosecution argued that Mulwa’s existing Sh1 million bond related to a separate matter pending before the Mavoko Law Courts and involved different allegations.
The Mavoko case concerns allegations of forgery of a title deed, malicious damage to property and theft of motor vehicles linked to Dr Mutiso and her husband, Professor David Musyimi Ndetei.
Makori subsequently asked the magistrate to withdraw Miscellaneous Criminal Application No. 3856 of 2026, which had sought orders allowing detectives to detain Mulwa for a further 14 days.
Magistrate Mati allowed the withdrawal after being informed that the murder case had already been filed at the High Court.
“The applicant has stated that a charge has been filed at the High Court in E004 of 2026, which was registered this morning. The applicant has moved to withdraw the application,” Mati said.
She then ordered: “Based on the above, the application to withdraw the application is hereby allowed. This file is closed.”
Minutes after the court proceedings, detectives re-arrested Mulwa outside the Milimani Law Courts.
She is expected to be presented before the High Court on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, to face the murder charge.
The prosecution is also expected to pursue murder charges against Mulwa’s mother, Rose Mbithe Mulwa, and her brother, Chris Mulwa, an advocate of the High Court.
Other suspects previously linked to the investigation include Police Constable Elijah Kibelion Kimoi, Daniel Mwangi Njoroge and boda boda rider Kevin Ngugi Kinuthia.
The DPP’s decision follows allegations contained in DCI investigation papers linking Mulwa to events surrounding Dr Mutiso’s killing.
Investigators allege that Mulwa was present on April 24, 2026, when Sh300,000 was allegedly paid as a down payment for an earlier attempt to have Dr Mutiso killed.
In an application filed in court, Corporal Romana Oduor, an investigator attached to the DCI Homicide Investigations Bureau, stated:
“She was present on April 24, 2026, during the payment of the Ksh300,000 down payment for the deceased to be murdered, which failed to materialise.”
The DCI alleges that the earlier attempt failed but formed part of a wider plot that eventually culminated in Dr Mutiso’s murder.
Investigators have further linked Mulwa to Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang, a senior police officer whom the DCI has identified as an alleged link between the financiers and the operational team.
Police have alleged that a firearm associated with Sang was used in the killing, with investigators relying on ballistic evidence recovered during the probe.
The DCI is also investigating Mulwa’s alleged involvement in the eviction and demolition of property linked to Dr Mutiso, which detectives are examining as part of the circumstances surrounding the alleged motive.
Investigators have previously described Mulwa as having allegedly played a vital role in the events leading to the killing and expressed concerns about possible interference with witnesses and other suspects.
Dr Mutiso was shot dead on July 29, 2026, while travelling in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area.
