Mulwa Daughter Under Probe for Alleged Theft of Sh1.5bn Land Title in Mutiso Murder Case

Police are investigating Angella Mulwa for alleged theft of title documents relating to a Sh1.5 billion 20-acre parcel of land in Mlolongo, Athi River. The lawyer is the daughter of Rose Mbithe Mulwa, a key suspect in the murder of Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso.

On Monday police told a Mavoko court that Angella is suspected to be culpable in the fatal shooting of the clinical psychologist. They sought to have her detained alongside alleged gunman Nelson Masiga Makaralu.

The court is set to decide her fate on Tuesday August 4. The arraignment brings the number of those arrested over the murder to four.

Angella was presented at Milimani Law Courts on the same day her mother and brother Chris Mulwa were ordered detained for 21 days to assist investigations. Detectives from the Athi River DCI office are handling the land fraud probe.

Police also told the court that high end vehicles recovered from an upmarket Nairobi suburb are linked to her. The suspects are being investigated for the theft of four vehicles including a Range Rover, a Toyota Prado, a pick up and a Toyota Corolla.

Two of the stolen vehicles belonged to the late Dr Mutiso while the others were taken from her husband Prof David Ndetei. The court further heard that the two suspects are being probed for illegal invasion of Dr Mutiso’s private property while she was still alive.

The disputed property has a long running case at the High Court. Mulwa, the former wife of Prof Ndetei, had sued Dr Mutiso over the land. Sergent Gilbert Okello told the court that the families of the complainants suffered irreparable loss involving unlawful eviction and demolition of matrimonial properties valued at over Sh1.5 billion.

Police are forensically studying CCTV videos recovered from the Upper Hill shooting scene to establish the occupants of a Prado that ambushed Dr Mutiso in traffic. The land dispute has been linked to the murder.

Defence lawyer Cliff Ombeta urged the court to free the suspects on bond. He argued that Angella is an advocate of 26 years standing and has promised to cooperate with investigators.

The case continues to highlight complex property battles in high value locations around Nairobi. Long running land disputes often escalate and draw in multiple family members and legal proceedings.

Property valued at more than Sh1.5 billion remains at the centre of the investigations. The outcome of the land fraud probe could shed further light on the motives surrounding the shooting of Dr Mutiso.

Police continue to pursue leads on the vehicles and the circumstances of the invasion of the private property. The court will issue further directions on the detention applications on Tuesday.