- Police said the Wednesday morning incident in Kware, Embakasi happened when they arrested three soldiers for questioning over suspicion of being criminals.
- The soldiers denied the claims leading to a scuffle and an arrest where two of the soldiers were bundled into the police car.
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It has been a week of horror resulting from murders, scuffles and life-endangering injuries, both locally and internationally.
In a number of the crime cases throughout the week, the police have been affected the most.
In one of the cases, a man suffered injuries in what cannot be mistaken as a new occurrence.
KDF soldiers versus police
This was after a scuffle ensued between a Kenya Defence Forces soldier and police officers, leaving the former nursing a bullet wound.
Police said the Wednesday morning incident in Kware, Embakasi happened when they arrested three soldiers for questioning over suspicion of being criminals.
The soldiers denied the claims, leading to a scuffle and an arrest where two of the soldiers were bundled into the police car.
However, police say the third soldier jumped into the car and started wrestling the officers on board.
The two soldiers, who police say had been handcuffed, began shouting, informing the one who had jumped into the vehicle to grab the magazine, prompting a discharge.
Police said the team drove to the station, where it was established that the soldier who wrestled the policewoman had sustained gunshot injuries on the right thigh and was bleeding.
The other officers said they sustained bruises on their bodies in the struggle.
The injured soldier was taken to Mama Lucy Hospital.
Cop, civilian arrested for alleged abduction
In another case, a police officer and a civilian were arrested for allegedly abducting a man from a short-stay apartment in Pangani, Nairobi.
Constable Mohamed Hussein and Luul Jumale appeared before Makadara Law Courts on Tuesday and were charged with trafficking and demanding money.
Hussein was accused of luring the man to the short-stay rental on August 24, pretending that he was offering massage services.
When he arrived, he was held captive and the captors demanded a Sh200,000 ransom then recorded a video of him in handcuffs, pleading for help.
Police said the victim was then asked to send the video to his brother to ask him to look for the ransom urgently.
He warned him against involving the police and was held overnight.
The victim's brother rushed to Pangani police station and reported the matter.
The suspected perpetrators denied the charges and were released on a Sh1 million bond and a similar surety.
The case will be mentioned on November 26 and the hearing will be on March 4, 2025.
Former GSU officer shoots wife
Police were on Tuesday forced to arrest a former senior General Service Unit (GSU) officer after he allegedly shot and seriously injured his wife at their home in the Ketete area, Narok County.
Stephen Kiptanui Soi, who is also a former senior official at the National Olympic Committee, is alleged to have shot and wounded his wife, who is an advocate of the High Court, following an altercation.
Police said the wife was injured in the left thigh and admitted to a local private hospital in stable condition.
The matter was reported at the Mulot police station, prompting police to visit the home.
Haitian police injured in Port-au-Prince
In another incident involving the police, at least three Haitian officers were injured on Tuesday in an operation targeting gangs in Bel-Air district and Solino, Port-au-Prince.
The Multi-National Security Support Mission to Haiti said in a statement the Haitian cops were slightly injured during the joint operation with the Kenyan counterparts.
Officials said the three were shot at by gangs who were resisting their approach.
Man, 27, killed in robbery incident
In a gruesome incident, 27-year-old Murimi Njue was murdered during a robbery incident at a bakery in the Majengo area of Embu County.
The body of the night guard was found with visible injuries on the head, face, and bruises on the neck and a deep cut on the right-hand palm.
Police said blood was oozing from the mouth when the body was discovered.
It is not clear what the gang stole from the facility.
Police said they suspect he was killed after he resisted the planned robbery at the bakery.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and investigations.
Man killed in Isiolo, 100 cows stolen
In Isiolo, a group of gunmen raided a village and killed a herder before escaping with 100 cows.
Police said the raid happened on Sunday, August 25 morning, in Kambi Garba area.
The gang shot a herder in the chest as they invaded a homestead, killing him on the spot.
The group then drove off with the cows that were in the compound.
Police said the herder was rushed to hospital but succumbed to the injuries while on the way.
A team of police was dispatched to the area and traced the attackers to Samburu.
No recovery had been made so far and police said they are making efforts over the same.