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A month after his death, lawyer Mbobu wins Sh70m battle with lender

 Slain Lawyer Kyalo Mbobu. [File, Standard]

Nairobi lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, who was assassinated in September 2025 and still grappling with mounting litigation when he died, has been vindicated by the High Court in a case involving a staggering informal loan that ballooned far beyond the original sum.

One month after his death, Justice Moses Ado of the High Court in Nairobi’s Commercial and Tax Division has delivered a judgment in favour of the late lawyer’s estate.

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