A policeman has been shot dead and robbed of his gun in an attack in Kayole area, Nairobi.
The officer attached to Diplomatic police unit was walking to catch a matatu when he was ambushed and shot in the head. He was rushed to the Mama Lucy Hospital where he succumbed to the injuries.
Police say the officer was going to work at about 6.30 am when the incident happened. The gang grabbed a pistol from the officer and escaped on foot.
A hunt on the gang is currently ongoing.
Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident in which a man was found dead in his house with stab wounds in Kibera slums, Nairobi.
The man is said to have been found dead in his bed with blood on the bed. His brother told the police that he had been trying to reach him through his mobile phone in vain which prompted him to go and check on him.
It was then that he established he was dead in the house he stayed alone. The body was moved from the house to the mortuary as investigations go on.
-Cyrus Ombati