The Law Society of Kenya has condemned the brazen killing of an advocate of the High Court of Kenya that occurred on Sunday afternoon in the lawyer’s house.

Mr Robert Chesang was alone in his house when unknown assailants stormed in, reportedly tortured him before dragging him to his bedroom and shooting him dead.

Responding to the incident on Monday, LSK’s lower eastern chairman Justus Mutia said the incident was unfortunate and called for speedy investigations.

“I … urge the investigation agencies to act with speed to unravel the circumstances under which our colleague was killed and let all the culprits be brought to book,” said Mr Mutia.

Shot with an AK47 assault rifle

According to the police report, Chesang was shot dead in his house at Moke Gardens at 12:30pm.

Police said they found seven used bullet cartridges and an AK-47 rifle on the house floor after locals alerted them of gunshot sounds.

Jumped over the gate

The officers had to jump over a locked gate to access his house. The report said the house door was locked from the inside.

“They peeped through the sitting room window and saw an unknown male adult lying in a pool of blood. It was established that the deceased lived alone in the house,” said the police report.

The lawyer’s body was taken to Shalom Hospital mortuary.