Detectives are pursuing a gang that attacked a senior police officer in Vihiga and robbed him of his pistol loaded with 15 bullets.
The Officer Commanding Station, Vihiga said he was on patrol in the area using his private car when he was attacked and stabbed.
He was stabbed in the head and shoulder as he struggled with the attackers and left with an injury during the Thursday morning incident outside Maragoli Plaza, police said.
The police commander said the attackers who seemed to have marked his movements escaped with his Jericho pistol with 15 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, two mobile phones, car keys and other personal items.
Detectives handling the saga say they suspect he was targeted by people who knew him.
He was rescued and taken to Mungoma Private Hospital for medical attention and later transferred to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital in Kisumu.
Scans confirmed he was out of danger and was discharged from the hospital, police said.
Police say a hunt for the three attackers is ongoing. There are fears the weapon may be used to commit crimes in the country.
Elsewhere in Maragua, Murangá South, two night guards were injured in a robbery of coffee parchment.
The incident happened at Gikomora Coffee Factory, police said.
The guards were attacked by about seven robbers who stole seven bags of parchment-grade coffee valued at approximately Sh27,000.
The guards sustained deep head and hand cuts as they tried to resist the robbery.
Police said the robbers gained entry into the factory by cutting the wire mesh gate next to the drying shade.
The guards said they also lost their mobile phones and Sh200.
The injured watchmen were rushed to Maragua Level IV hospital, where they received treatment and were discharged in fair condition, police said.
A hunt on the robbers is ongoing, police said of the Thursday incident.
Such cases have been on the rise in the area.
