Two lynched in Eldoret after attempting to hijack car
Residents of Kipkoror in Eldoret Town view the bodies of two men lynched on the morning of October 19, 2016 following a failed attempt to steal a car from a taxi driver. PHOTO | GERALD BWISA | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Maina said one of the passengers attempted to commandeer the vehicle by grabbing the steering wheel.
- He explained that he then jumped out of the car and raised the alarm.
- They escaped on foot into a nearby maize plantation but were caught and lynched by an angry mob.
Two men were lynched Wednesday morning in Kipkorkor in Uasin Gishu County following a failed attempt to hijack a vehicle.
According to Michael Maina, a taxi driver, the two had approached him in Eldoret Town and requested to be taken to Longonot, on the Eldoret-Kaptagat road.
“When we reached Kipkorgot, one of the passengers attempted to commandeer the vehicle by grabbing the steering wheel. I resisted and pushed him away,” Maina told Nation.co.ke.
“The other passenger, who was in the back seat, pulled out a knife and attempted to stab me.
"I reacted quickly and also pushed him away and, in the process, injured my hand,” he added.
He explained that he then jumped out of the car and raised the alarm.
“While this happened, the two men tried to speed off with the vehicle but unfortunately, they lost control of it and landed in a ditch,” said Mr Maina.
“They escaped on foot into a nearby maize plantation but did not go far as they were eventually caught by the public, who lynched them,” he went on.
Last week, two people were burnt to death in the same area after attempting to steal from a house.
