NAIROBI, Kenya – Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that slain Nairobi lawyer, Patrick Kyalo, was heavily indebted to shylocks and had fallen victim to fraudulent gold and antique deals before his murder in September.
Appearing before the Senate on Wednesday morning, Murkomen said preliminary investigations show the lawyer was caught up in multiple financial schemes that may have exposed him to dangerous criminal networks.
“Preliminary findings indicate that the deceased was entangled in several debts owed to shylocks, some of which were linked to fraudulent transactions,” Murkomen told senators. “He was lured into dubious gold scams and dealings in alleged German antiques, which turned out to be fraudulent.”
Murkomen was responding to a question by nominated Senator Hamida Kibwana (ODM) on the status of the murder investigation.
Kyalo, an advocate at Kyalo & Associates Advocates, was shot dead on September 9, 2025, in what police described as a targeted hit.
He was driving his grey Toyota Land Cruiser (registration KCA 177W) along Magadi Road when two gunmen on a motorcycle ambushed him near Brookhouse International School. One of the attackers opened fire, hitting him eight times before fleeing toward Galleria Mall.
The killing was reported at Lang’ata Police Station under OB No. 29/09/09/2025. The case was later handed to the Directorate of Homicide for investigation.
Murkomen said police recovered four spent cartridges at the scene, while two bullet heads were retrieved from the body during a postmortem. All were submitted to the DCI Forensic Laboratory for ballistic analysis.
Investigators have also obtained CCTV footage from both Kyalo’s law firm and Brookhouse International School to piece together his final movements and identify the attackers.
“The investigations are ongoing with the objective of gathering sufficient evidence to identify, apprehend, and prosecute the key suspects behind the crime,” Murkomen said.
Police have questioned several witnesses, including staff at Kyalo’s firm, but no arrests have been made so far.
Kyalo’s murder has sparked outrage in the legal community, with lawyers demanding swift justice and better protection for those handling high-risk or sensitive cases.
Murkomen assured lawmakers that security agencies remain “fully committed” to bringing the perpetrators to justice.
