Detectives are investigating an incident where a driver was attacked and killed as he attended to his car that had stalled on the road over mechanical issues in the Cabanas area, Embakasi, Nairobi.
The
victim, identified as John Arama Geke, was in the company of a woman when they
were attacked, and he sustained two deep cuts on the left side of his chest and
the lower abdomen.
It was established that
while the deceased was heading home from a night of refreshment when his salon
car developed a mechanical problem at the Cabanas area.
A lone rider on a
motorcycle approached with the intent to help, but he turned out to be a
robber.
A confrontation ensued,
and the rider stabbed the victim twice, leading to his death, police said.
Police arrived at the
scene and helped to move the body to the mortuary pending autopsy and
investigations.
A hunt for the attacker is
ongoing, police said of the June 14 morning incident.
Police usually advise
victims to cooperate with their attackers for their safety, depending on the situation
on the ground.
The incident left the woman
devastated as police detained her for questioning.
Meanwhile, the death toll
from a fire that broke out at a house in Kawangware, Nairobi, rose to two.
This is after the second
body was discovered in the affected house on the fourth floor of an apartment
on Sunday, June 15, morning.
The victims were
identified as Bob Kakoza, 39 years old, and his wife, Nancy Kasiwa.
A fire engine from the
Nairobi County managed to contain the spread of the fire before the bodies were
discovered.
Police said the cause of
the fire remains unknown.
The bodies were moved to
the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Elsewhere in Karatina,
Nyeri County, a man was killed in a fire incident at a house.
The deceased was
identified as Simon Kiama, 53. He was in his wooden house when the fire broke
out on June 15, killing him.
The cause of the fire is yet to be established, police said, adding the body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy.
