Nakuru police hunt notorious robbers after 3 people killed in one week

Police in Nakuru are searching for three armed robbers responsible for a series of violent attacks across the county. Over the past week, five separate robberies have been reported, resulting in three fatalities.

In the latest incident on Wednesday night, a trader was injured and a Good Samaritan lost his life in Ngata.

Caroline Kwamboka, a trader in the Arap Chumo area of Ngata, is recovering from head, neck, and leg injuries sustained during a brutal robbery at her shop on Wednesday night. 

According to Kwamboka, the assailants raided her shop minutes past 8p.m., demanded money, and attacked her. They made away with Ksh.40,000.

Enoch Kipkoech, who responded to Kwamboka's distress call, was shot and killed by the assailants.

This incident follows similar attacks in the Pipeline and Ndege Ndimu areas last week, where two individuals were killed.

"Sana sana ni pesa wanatarget, walikuwa wamebeba gunia, wanatembea na confidence peacefully, wako confident, it's like they know what they are doing, hakuna kitu itawafanyikia," Nelly Sigilai, a resident in Ngata, stated. 

Nakuru County Commissioner Loyford Kibaara attributed the surge in robberies to a well-organized syndicate.

He revealed that two suspects were already in custody, and ballistic analysis will be conducted on spent cartridges recovered from the crime scenes.

"Why this energy and lack of fear… hii bunduki ni kubwa, sio ndogo. The explanation is inabebwa na sack," said Kibaara.

The incident, marked by its bold execution, has highlighted a disturbing trend: the growing use of firearms in crimes that were once classified as petty.