The murder of Dr. Victoria Mutiso, a physician ambushed while travelling to work, was a premeditated killing for which three police officers were promised a total of Ksh1.5 million, according to details emerging from the Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). Each officer was reportedly to receive Ksh500,000 upon completion of the assignment, and investigators believe part of the money had already been paid before the attack.

A manhunt intensified on Saturday for two of the officers, Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang of Nderi Police Station and Bett Kiplangat Collins of Thogoto Police Station, who are considered key suspects. Senior security officials, led by Central Region commander David Loronyokwe, searched Collins’s residence at Thogoto Police Station and later visited Karinde Police Station, where the main suspect, Elijah Kimoi, had previously served. Kimoi is alleged to have used a firearm issued to Inspector Sang to shoot and kill Dr. Mutiso.

The murder weapon, now in the possession of investigators, is believed to have been drawn from official police stocks. Detectives are seeking firearm registers from four police stations—Dagoretti, Nderi, Karinde, and Thogoto—to trace the chain of custody. The DCI also recovered a second Toyota Prado in Kisii County, one of two vehicles suspected of having been used to block the taxi carrying the doctor.

Inspector Sang had been transferred to Nderi as Officer Commanding Station in May, following the controversial death of a student that had triggered protests and pressure for changes at Thogoto Police Station. The investigation remains active, with authorities pursuing the two officers who fled after being linked to the killing. No further details on the identity of the person who allegedly commissioned the murder have been released.