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Can you identify these gangsters who shot dead KCB rugby player? – VIDEO


Can you identify these gangsters who shot dead KCB player?

A video clip has emerged capturing the moment a Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) rugby player was gunned down by a gang of thieves.

Twenty-three-year-old James Kilonzo was on Monday night shot dead by unknown people in Santon area, Kasarani in Nairobi County.

The CCTV footage shows the gun-toting gang on prowl at 7:45pm. One of the gunmen grabs a phone from a customer waiting to be attended to outside an M-Pesa shop.

He then casually walks away while his accomplice trails him.

What’s baffling is that the M-Pesa shop remained open after the daring robbery and continued to serve customers.

In fact, Kilonzo went to be served at the same shop at 8:04pm, a whopping 19 minutes after the first incident.

KCB's James Kilonzo (right) is tackled by Roncy Nyangaga of Blak Blad during their Kenya Cup match at KCB Ruaraka grounds. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU
KCB’s James Kilonzo (right) is tackled by Roncy Nyangaga of Blak Blad during their Kenya Cup match at KCB Ruaraka grounds. PHOTO | MARTIN MUKANGU

Clearly, there was no warning from the attendant that there were gangsters terrorizing people in the area.

The robbers returns to the same spot and a brief commotion ensues between the KCB player and the two gangsters.

One of them fires a shot and the player falls down writhing in pain.

According to Kasarani OCPD Robinson Mboloi, Mr Kilonzo was accosted by two armed men who shot him and fled.

“It was around 8.30pm and the player was walking to his house when these two people shot him and escaped on foot,” Mr Mboloi said.

The player was rushed to at St Francis Community Hospital but died while undergoing treatment.

The Kasarani Police boss said the motive of the killing was not yet known, but police have started investigations into the incident.

Can you identify any of the gunmen? Get in touch with Kasarani police station.