Detectives are hunting down three suspected thugs who stabbed and seriously wounded two pedestrians in a robbery along Muchai Drive, Kilimani, Nairobi.
The victims told police they were walking home on Sunday morning when armed men in a car confronted them.
The gang demanded the victims sit on the ground and surrender all the cash and valuables they had.
In the process, the gang stabbed two pedestrians who allegedly tried to resist. Two others were spared after cooperating with the attackers.
Police said one of the victims was stabbed on the left side of the abdomen while the second one was injured on the left side of the chest.
The gang also robbed the victims of four mobile phones and later drove away.
The two were rushed to Mbagathi Hospital and admitted in stable condition.
Police said no arrest or recovery has been made.
Police want victims of robberies to always cooperate with their attackers
Police in the city say they have enhanced operations to address cases of robberies so far reported.
Elsewhere, detectives are looking for a gang of two that raided a private home and robbed a couple of their cash and jewellery in Nairobi’s Gigiri area.
The couple had stepped out of their house on Saturday, November 2 night to see off a relative who had visited when a gang that was within the compound struck.
The man at the home told police one of the thugs was armed with a pistol and was hiding behind the family car.
He ordered them to lie down before he was joined by another suspect.
They later led the couple back to the house where they robbed them of their unknown amount of money and jewelry.
The gang had held the security guard on duty in his sentry room and tied him there.
They then used a cellotape to gag his mouth.
After the robbery, which also saw the family lose electronic goods, the gang locked the victims in one of the rooms and escaped on a motorcycle.
Police said no one was injured during the drama.
The family was later able to leave their captivity and reported the matter to the police.
A hunt for the attackers is ongoing and police believe one of them had prior information on the family.