Detectives are pursuing a gang that attacked and robbed a businesswoman of Sh600,000 in Rangwe, Homa Bay County.
The woman was also stabbed and injured in the Thursday incident, police said.
Her rider was also stabbed and seriously wounded before she and the boda-boda rider were rushed to hospital, police said.
The woman has been operating banking services in the town.
According to police, on Thursday, December 11, she closed her business and took a motorcycle to her nearby home.
While waiting for the gate to her house to be opened, an unknown number of suspects, who had either trailed her or been lying in wait, struck.
Police said they first attacked the rider, stabbing him in the chest, before turning on the woman.
She sustained cuts to the head, abdomen and right hand.
The gang then grabbed a bag containing the cash, six mobile phones and other personal valuables before escaping in a waiting car.
The two were later rescued and rushed to a local hospital in stable condition.
Police visited the scene and announced that a hunt for the gang was ongoing.
Last week, a similar incident occurred in the same area when a woman was robbed of Sh630,000 moments after leaving a bank. Police are yet to make any arrests or recoveries in that case.
Police investigations show that most such incidents are planned and executed by people with prior information about the money.
Some of the suspects stay in banks pretending to transact, then identify those withdrawing large sums and strike later.
Others are tipped off by insiders, police investigations have shown.
Last Tuesday, police shot and killed two suspects in Nairobi after they attacked and robbed a businessman of Sh300,000 moments after he walked out of a bank on Kimathi Street.
Three other suspects managed to escape on foot, police said.
Three similar incidents had also occurred in the city, where people were attacked and robbed of cash after leaving banks.
The incidents are under investigation. Police said they have intensified patrols on the streets ahead of the festive season to address the menace.
According to police, even suspected thieves are seeking to make money for the festive season, hence the need to increase patrols to thwart their plans.
