Cop robbed in Nyahururu

A police officer was yesterday robbed of his uniform by armed gangsters who carjacked a 14-seater matatu plying the Nyahururu-Maralal road. The driver, Peter Kigia, is admitted to the Nyahururu District Hospital after he was hit with a club by the gangsters who also robbed the other passengers of their valuables. The officer, who was travelling in the matatu, was not armed.

The incident occurred at Olmaiso area where the vehicle was waylaid by the gangsters who were armed with three AK-47 rifles and other weapons. ''The driver's attempt to speed off were thwarted by one of the criminals who hit him with a rungu making him lose control of the vehicle,'' said Laikipia West OCPD Francio Nyamatari. “It was shortly after that the gangsters ordered everyone to lay down and frisked them unspecified amount of money, mobile phones and other valuables. The driver said he was robbed off of his mobile phone and Sh7,400,” said the OCPD.

He said the driver and other passengers who sustained injuries were rushed to Rumuruti dispensary for treatment, adding that the driver was later referred to Nyahururu district hospital. The OCPD said his officers have launched a manhunt for the criminals.