A forest ranger was rushed to the hospital after he accidentally shot himself in the left ankle at the Logoman Forest Station in Njoro, Nakuru County.
Police said the ranger was conducting a safety precaution on his rifle when it accidentally discharged a bullet hitting him in the leg. He was among rangers being prepared for duty on Saturday morning when the incident happened.
The victim was admitted at the Nakuru Specialist Hospital in a stable condition, police said.
The weapon, an AK47 rifle, was taken away for other procedures.
The forest rangers are armed for patrols to contain logging and other crimes in their areas of operations.
Elsewhere in Kabiruini, Nyeri County, detectives are investigating an incident where a G3 rifle was found at the base of Honi River.
The weapon belongs to the Kenya Police and had been submerged in the shallow water when it was discovered while loaded with 20 bullets, police said.
The police are investigating the incident which happened on Saturday January 24.
Meanwhile, three Kenya Defence Forces soldiers were injured in an accident along Modogashe-Garissa Road.
This was after their vehicle was involved in an accident with a lorry.
The lorry is said to have failed to keep to its lane and hit the oncoming military Landcruiser forcing it off the road.
The injured soldiers attached were traveling towards Garissa when the accident happened on Saturday.
Police and the military said they were rushed to the hospital in a stable condition pending an investigation.
Military personnel have several camps in the region and are regular users of the roads in the region.
Both vehicles were taken to the local police station for inspection and other investigations.
Meanwhile, nine people were Saturday January 24 killed in separate road accidents in the country.
Police said the victims included four riders, three pedestrians, a driver and a passenger. Police said 39 people were injured in the accidents and included 28 passengers, three drivers, three riders, three pillion passengers and two pedestrians. They were admitted to various hospitals. This increased to more than 300, the number of people so far killed in accidents in the country between January 1 and 24, 2026. More than 600 people were injured in the accidents.
