Police officers on Sunday gunned down two thugs at Kihunguro, Ruiru, Kiambu County.
Ruiru police boss James Ng’etich said they were part of a four-man gang that robbed an Uber taxi driver of his vehicle in Athi River.
Ng’etich told the Star the taxi driver had been hired in Lang’ata on Saturday night to pick up a sick person in Athi River.
When they reached their destination, they were joined by three armed men.
“They bundled the taxi driver in the back seat and drove around with him before dumping him at a quarry unhurt. We traced the vehicle in Kihunguro because it has a car track,” Ng’etich said.
The police boss said officials laid an ambush, and when the thugs spotted them they drew a pistol and fired at the cops who fired back.
Ng’etich said one robber died on the spot while the other succumbed to gunshot wounds while he was being taken to the hospital.
