Taxi driver hospitalised after stabbing incident in Eastleigh

A taxi driver is fighting for his life in hospital after he was stabbed during a confrontation with a passenger he had ferried to Eastleigh, Nairobi.

The incident occurred on the night of December 30, 2025, following a disagreement over fare payment, according to the driver’s account to police.

Police said the driver had picked up a passenger from South C and driven him to Eastleigh.

Upon arrival near a local mosque, a dispute arose between the two.

According to police, the passenger allegedly contacted another individual who brought a knife, which was then used to stab the driver.

The driver sustained multiple stab wounds to the back and collapsed at the scene as the assailant fled.

The injured driver was rushed to hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition, police said.

Police said on Wednesday that they were pursuing the suspect believed to have carried out the attack, as well as another individual suspected of supplying the weapon.

Investigations are ongoing.

In a separate incident, police are investigating the killing of a man who was allegedly attacked by a mob in the Riruta area of Nairobi after being accused of theft.

The deceased was identified as Peter Shimenya, 24.

Police said the circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, and no suspects have been arrested so far.

Authorities have reiterated calls for members of the public to avoid taking the law into their own hands and instead report suspected criminal activity to the police for proper handling.

Police said cases of mob justice continue to be reported across the country, and efforts are ongoing to address the trend.

Elsewhere, a prison warder died in a road accident along the Luanda–Stendikisa road in Vihiga County.

Police said Constable Okoth Ayoo, 37, attached to Shikutsa Prison in Kakamega County, was driving a saloon car when it was involved in a head-on collision.

Investigations into the accident are underway.

In Embu County, an eight-year-old boy died after an ox cart he was riding on overturned along the Kiritiri–Kiambere road.

Police said the cart was being ridden by a 17-year-old when it hit a culvert and overturned on December 30, 2025.

The child sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital.

Meanwhile, police reported that nine people were killed in separate road accidents across the country on Tuesday.

The victims included four motorcyclists, two pedestrians, two passengers and a driver.

At least 19 others — among them passengers, drivers and pedestrians — sustained serious injuries, police said. All the accidents are under investigation.