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Man fighting for his life at KNH after ‘being subjected to mob injustice’


A man who is suspected to have been subjected to mob injustice in Waithaka area, Dagoretti Sub-County in Nairobi, is fighting for his life at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH).

According to a police report seen by Nairobi News, the unidentified man was found lying unconscious at the gate of one area resident with a deep cut on his head.

The home owner immediately reported the matter at Waithaka Police Station. Police officers visited the scene and took the victim to hospital.

“The victim was rushed to KNH where he was admitted in critical condition. Further progress report on investigations to follow,” the report reads.

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Several cases of robbery have been reported within Dagoretti Sub-County in the recent past.

Two weeks ago three armed robbers mugged a woman in Waithaka area as she was heading home from work.

According to the police, the victim had closed her shop within Waithaka area when she was attacked by three young men.

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The three suspects scared away members of the public who had responded to the woman’s distress call by shooting in the air three times.

The gang then robbed the woman of her handbag which contained money and a mobile phone. They then turned to her brother who is a boda boda rider and also robbed him of a mobile phone.

Police officers and detectives attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) visited the scene and were informed that the robbers ran towards Kabiria Road.

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