EXPOSED: What Led To Split Between Rose Mbithi And Prof. David Ndetei 25 Years Ago Before Fatal Shooting
Fresh details have emerged on what preceded the fatal shooting of mental health researcher Dr Victoria Nthunya Mutiso in Nairobi’s Upper Hill area.
According to the emerging account, the attack on Dr Mutiso, who was killed on Wednesday morning, was preceded by long-standing family fallout involving her husband, renowned medic Professor David Ndetei Musyimi, and a woman identified as Rose Mbithi Mulwa.
Professor Ndetei Musyimi is married to the late Dr Mutiso-Ndetei, whose death has since sent shockwaves across the medical community and raised questions about the motive behind the killing.
The new information traces the conflict back decades earlier, when Fresh details indicate that Professor Musyimi divorced Rose Mbithi Mulwa approximately 25 years ago following what sources described as an acrimonious split.
Investigators have reportedly linked the earlier divorce to a prolonged dispute over property and other related issues, with the fallout spilling across years and involving members of both families.
As part of the probe into Dr Mutiso’s murder, Rose and her son, Chris, were arrested in connection with the brazen execution of the mental health researcher.
They were detained for 30 days pending investigations, following the incident that occurred outside the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) area in Nairobi.
Their arrest, police said, is part of efforts to establish the circumstances surrounding the killing and determine the extent of any role they may have played in planning or carrying out the attack.
Dr Mutiso was travelling to work in a taxi when the shooting occurred. Investigators were told that at around 9:00 am, the vehicle reached the junction of Mbagathi Ring Road and Mawenzi Road in Upper Hill.
Witness accounts provided to investigators indicate that an SUV had been positioned at the junction before the taxi arrived.
Witnesses further reported that as the taxi moved alongside the SUV, a motorcycle carrying three men pulled close to the vehicle.
One of the riders, according to the testimony gathered so far, fired two shots at Dr Mutiso.
The researcher was seated in the rear passenger seat at the time of the attack.
The shots, witnesses said, were fired with precision and at close range, before the attackers quickly escaped from the scene.
