NAIROBI,Kenya Aug 30 – The investigation into the killing of clinical psychologist and mental health researcher Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso has taken a new international turn, with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arresting two suspects in Uganda and a third in Nairobi.

📻 Breaking It Down

The latest arrests bring investigators closer to unraveling what they describe as a carefully planned operation that culminated in the fatal shooting of Dr Mutiso in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area on July 29, 2026.

The DCI said the suspects were arrested following forensic analysis by a specialised team comprising detectives from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), Operations Directorate and Homicide Bureau.

Two of the suspects ,Police Constable Bett Kiplangat Collins, attached to Thogoto Police Station, and civilian Pius Muiru Mbugua were arrested at Kyanja Heights flats in the Nakawa suburb of Kampala, Uganda.

📌 What You Need to Know

The arrests were carried out with the assistance of the Uganda Police Force.

The DCI said the two suspects had allegedly crossed into Uganda after the murder and were being held at Jinja Road Police Station pending their escorted return to Kenya.

The third suspect, Samuel Karanja Gathoni, alias “Lawyer”, was intercepted earlier in Nairobi’s Langata Multi-Media area as he headed towards Ongata Rongai.

According to the DCI, PC Bett played a surveillance role and served as co-driver to Daniel Mwangi Njoroge, whom investigators have identified as a central organiser of the alleged operation.

Njoroge was allegedly driving a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, registration KDH 600A, which detectives say was used to box in the Uber taxi carrying Dr Mutiso shortly before she was shot.

The DCI said Mbugua allegedly acted as the link between the execution team and the person who contracted them.

📰 Source: Capital FM Kenya