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Gang unleashes terror in City Centre
Pedestrians lie down on the pavement during a shoot-out between police officers and gangsters on Nairobi’s Banda Street on Tuesday. The gang had gone on a robbery spree, killing a shop attendant and wounding another. Photo/PETERSON GITHAIGA and CHRIS OJOW
Posted Tuesday, October 28 2008 at 21:34
A shop assistant was killed and a businessman seriously injured when gangsters unleashed terror in Nairobi City Centre on Tuesday afternoon.
Six gangsters robbed shops on Nairobi's Kaunda Street and Kenyatta Avenue. They fired their guns as they dashed through Wabera Street, Banda, Kimathi and later Biashara streets before escaping.
On Tuesday, three premises were raided and a police officer mugged in two hours.
Ran in circles
Some gang members walked towards Tom Mboya Street as police ran in circles searching for them.
After the robbery at Kant’s shop on Kaunda Street, the gangsters walked a block away to an electronics shop next to The Stanley Hotel where they shot dead a shop attendant before robbing the shop and walking away.
However, as the gang was escaping from Kenyatta Avenue, they bumped into police officers on patrol on Banda Street and ran in different directions.
One of them was seen tucking his gun in his trousers on Kimathi Street before disappearing towards Biashara Street.
On Biashara Street, the gangsters are said to have shot and killed a shop attendant as they engaged police in a shoot-out for 30 minutes.
A witness said the robber who killed the worker intimidated three police officers who were pursuing him as they had pistols while he had an AK- 47 rifle.
The victim is said to have been a worker at Kashmir Crafts, which the gang wanted to rob.
“He tried to run away after he realised thugs had stormed the shop and a thug who was keeping vigil outside killed him. I tried to alert a watchman to no avail as he walked confidently down Muindi Mbingu Street,” a witness said.
He said the gangster wore a short-sleeved white shirt and carried himself confidently.
The afternoon incident affected businesses and operations on Muindi Mbingu, Banda, Kimathi and Biashara streets and Kenyatta Avenue.
Pedestrians scampered for safety and hid under vehicles and in buildings as gunfire rent the air. Some people were injured in the melee.
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Submitted by kumar from agoraPosted October 31, 2008 07:25 PM
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Submitted by akhtaresmail
kenya wants business while there is no security what type of police force we have???????????? politicians have tight security detail what about the public we gave you the votes and we dont get the services instead you politicains enjoy
Posted October 31, 2008 06:09 PM -
Submitted by jnyamweya
Diply more secret police with a shoot to kill order on any criminal with a gun at sight; whether a toy or not. That is the only way to stop thus guys. In Kisii town, the rule of sungusungu follwing criminals to the grave has reduced crime to low levels. In Kenya, there should be a secret police to eliminate criminals. It is has simple. Get rid of them, talks later.
Posted October 31, 2008 05:41 AM -
Submitted by Bmuroki
It just sounds like a joke that thugs can "disapear" in a broad day light in the city center having bumped into a police patrol and a police officer being mugged sh300,000. Hah!!
Posted October 30, 2008 04:07 PM -
Submitted by is_mundu
There is everything "right" about crime in a society where we fail to channel our youth's energy in positive directions. Statistics don't lie: Jan2007: 3.8 million join Std 1; 800k join form 1; Dec Oct2008: 300k sit for KCSE; Aug2009:30,000 get admission to Uni (even though 160K qualify). What do you expect. Nothing worse than learned "brathas".
Posted October 30, 2008 12:21 AM
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Its amazing how gangsters can vanish in thin air. They should be shot on sight and what was a police officer doing with 300,000?