Slain lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu was deeply in debt. He faced court cases filed by several companies accusing him of defaulting on loans and withholding client funds.
Investigations by The Standard can confidently reveal that Mbobu had been blacklisted by banks and turned to shylocks, micro finance firms, payday lenders and credit companies. In many cases, the interest on these loans swelled to nearly ten times the original amount.