A police officer was shot and seriously injured when a group of gunmen attacked Soradoru police post in Maralal, Samburu County.
The gunmen struck on Wednesday night as two police officers on duty manned a barrier there opening fire.
This forced the officers to take cover amid gunshots which lasted over 20 minutes, police said.
It was then that one of the officers complained he had been shot in the right thigh.
The gunmen had by then withdrawn and escaped the scene. The motive of the attack was not immediately known.
But police suspect the gunmen’s accomplices were on a robbery spree then and they were driving away stolen animals.
The injured police officer was rushed to the hospital in a stable condition, police said.
Meanwhile, police are investigating an incident where gunmen wearing jungle military uniforms raided the City Gate/Doctor’s center in Kitui Town and robbed workers of cash and valuables.
It was established that six men wearing military uniforms had entered the said hospital through the main entrance but at the gate.
This is after they tied the security guard on duty and cleaner and took all keys from the reception.
Police said the gang ransacked the ground and first floor and broke into the cashier room, Pharmacy and the administrator’s office.
In the process they stole five mobile phones, one laptop, four bio scanners, two laptop chargers and one laptop bag.
The thugs were armed with a hammer and a knife, witnesses said.
Police said they are looking for the gang. The gang also seemed to have prior information on the facility and police suspect an insider facilitated the raid on Wednesday dawn.
No one was injured during the drama.
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