A 25-year-old man was shot and killed during a robbery mission at an M-Pesa shop in Baraka area, Menengai, Nakuru County.
An M-Pesa
attendant was also hit and injured before being robbed of Sh40,000 in the
Wednesday night incident.
The
deceased, who was identified as Enock Chepkwony, was a herder at Arap Chumo area,
police said.
Police
said they were called and informed of the robbery and shooting before visiting
the scene.
It was
discovered that a gang of three had attacked an M-Pesa attendant and injured her in
the face and left arm while demanding the day’s collection.
They
grabbed Sh40,000 from her shop before fleeing the scene.
It was
then that they bumped into Chepkwony a few metres ahead and shot him at close
range using a rifle that they were armed with.
Police
said he was shot in the head and the bullet exited through the cheek.
He was
shot on the left side of the back and the bullet head exited on the right side
of the cheek.
One
spent cartridge of 7.62 mm special was recovered at the scene, police said.
The
attendant was rushed to hospital while the body of the man was moved to the
mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Police said they are
investigating murder and robbery with violence.
They also want to recover the
weapon used before the gang continues to use it in more incidents.
The team handling the matter also wants to establish if the weapon has been used elsewhere.
Elsewhere
in Matsangoni area, Kilifi County, a 70-year-old man was shot by an arrow and
killed in an attack.
The
motive of the attack is yet to be known, police said.
Police said the deceased, identified as Josephat Katana was found with an arrow lodged in the ribs after
an attack by a group that was on a motorcycle.
He screamed for help and
his family rushed him to hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The assailants escaped
the scene without stealing anything from the victim.
The body was moved to a
local mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
