Taxi driver stabbed to death by passenger in altercation in Kitusuru, Nairobi

Detectives are investigating an incident where a taxi driver was fatally stabbed by a passenger in an altercation in Kitusuru area, Nairobi.

The incident happened on Saturday, November 29 dawn and left Kenneth Kimani Gachoka with fatal stab wounds, police said.

Other drivers said Gachoka had picked up a passenger from a petrol station in Westlands who wanted to be dropped off at Chrisco Christian Church in Kitusuru.

Upon reaching the destination, an altercation broke out between the driver and his passenger.

The deceased driver told his colleagues before his death that the passenger stabbed him in the neck in the scuffle.

He managed to escape and called his colleagues, who rushed him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

Police visited the scene as part of the probe. The car was moved to the local police station pending other procedures.

Police moved the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy and further probe.

The hunt for the suspected killer is ongoing.

Police visited the petrol station to review security cameras in an effort to trace the killer.

And a guard was seriously injured during a robbery incident at a supermarket in Matunda, Kakamega County.

The guard was found with his hands tied and with deep cuts on his head. The supermarket he was guarding was broken into, and assorted goods stolen.

The victim was rushed to the hospital in serious condition. Police said they recovered four jerricans of five litres of cooking oil and ten kilos of rice near the scene after the Saturday morning attack. No arrest has been made so far.

Elsewhere in Kiserian, Kajiado County, police are investigating an incident where a woman was robbed of Sh175,000.

The money was transferred from the woman’s mobile phone, police said.

A gang had waylaid the woman as she drove to her gate on Friday night before taking her hostage and her driver.

They then robbed them of their mobile phones, a laptop and personal items. The car the two had was found abandoned in a thicket in Mericho area, police said. The hunt for the suspects is ongoing.

And police are investigating an incident where a four-wheel drive car belonging to a Member of Parliament in Kitui county was burnt to ashes in the Athi River area.

The son of the MP was driving it when it caught fire, police said.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known. The incident happened on the main Syokimau-Athi River highway, affecting traffic on Saturday afternoon.

The wreckage was moved to the local police station pending investigations.