Police in Nakuru have launched a manhunt for two separate gangs that have become a nuisance to residents of Bondeni and Kiamaina areas of the new city.
According to DCI, a 49-year-old man in Kiamaina area was violently robbed at his home's gate when a gun-toting gang accosted him after parking his car.
The unknown number of assailants are said to have inflicting multiple cuts on the man's arms, knees and back, before escaping with Ksh 100,000 cash and a Samsung phone worth Ksh 60,000.
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"They fired two rounds to scare off responders as they bolted out of the scene, leaving the victim at the mercy of emergency medical aid," DCI said.
However, a swift response by Kiugoine police and neighbours saved the victim's life, as he is now recuperating at a Nakuru hospital in stable condition.
Elsewhere in Bondeni, Nakuru County a bodaboda operator and his passenger were at 6.30am today attacked by a three-man gang, as the rider rushed his ailing customer to a medical facility.
"Oblivious of the three hoodlums lurking in dark covers, the rider set his wheels in their ambush, where they were both subjected to a merciless beating after the gang found no much to rob them off," DCI said.
It is reported that the already ailing 19-year-old customer further suffered several stabs on his head and hands, as the rider slid away, raising alarm.
The attackers escaped before a furious mob could pounce on them, but during the altercation, a notorious mugger by the name of Chile was identified among the three-man gang.
As the badly injured victim receives treatment at a Nakuru City hospital, Bondeni police have intensified pursuit of the gang.
