The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has condemned the murder of advocate Robert Chesang who was found dead at his home in Lukenya area, Machakos County, on Sunday.
According to police reports, Mr. Chesang was shot dead at midday by two gunmen who fled the scene after committing the crime.
LSK, in a statement released on Monday, further called upon Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet as well as the country’s security agencies to expedite investigations into the killing.
“Preliminary reports reaching us indicate that Mr. Chesang was home alone at the time of the incident and may have been tortured first then later dragged from his bedroom to the living room before being shot seven times in cold blood,” read the statement signed by President Allen Gichuhi.
“This incident reminds us of collegaues who have lost their lives in the hands of unknown assailants and are yet to get justice.”
Responding to the incident, 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.
Police officers who spoke to Citizen Digital said the Mr. Chesang was alone when he was accosted, adding that seven spent cartridges of an AK47 rifle were recovered at the scene.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.