• The gang then broke into the principal's office and stole eight CPU computers and two laptops.
• Police said they tied both Njuguini's hands and legs with nylon ropes and he was bleeding from the head.
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Detectives are pursuing a gang that raided a school in Kabati, Murang'a county, and killed a night guard before carting away valuables.
The gang of about 15 raided Wangai Secondary School on Wednesday night and attacked two guards on duty.
One of the guards identified as Joseph Nyoike Njuguini died in a laboratory under construction, where the gang had tied him up, police said.
The gang entered the compound past midnight.
Police said they tied both Njuguini's hands and legs with nylon ropes and he was bleeding from the head.
He succumbed to the injuries.
The gang then broke into the principal's office and stole eight CPU computers and two laptops.
Njuguini's body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
In Maara, Chogoria, Meru county, an unknown number of people broke into Chogoria Boys High School and stole textbooks, police said.
They also stole calculators and students bags.
Police said they entered the school compound through the back fence after cutting the chain link.
In Vihiga, an M-Pesa operator was shot and wounded in a robbery incident.
Police said the incident happened at Boyani shopping centre where three gunmen accosted the operator and demanded cash from him.
They robbed him of Sh100,000 and discharged one bullet that injured him on the right side of the head.
They grabbed his laptop, a mobile phone, and two M-Pesa transactional phones, police said.
The victim was rushed to Mungoma Private Hospital and admitted in stable condition.
No arrest has been made but police said they are pursuing the gang.