DNK International By Our Correspondent, Chuka.
A Chuka University student and a boutique attendant were injured after four armed men attacked and robbed them separately in Lowlands area, Chuka, Tharaka Nithi County.
The two victims were attacked at around 4am on Saturday while returning to their respective hostels after attending a Ramogi night event at Legend Lounge in Ndagani.
According to a police report recorded at Chuka Police Station,the first victim, Lawrence Onyango, a first-year student at Chuka University, sustained cuts to his head, shoulder and fingers.
The attackers stole his Redmi mobile phone valued at Sh12,000.
The second victim, Stephen Mwangi Constant, a boutique attendant at Ndagani, sustained cuts to his head, ribs and fingers.
The assailants reportedly stole his Samsung A12 mobile phone valued at Sh16,800 and a bag containing boutique keys.
Police officers from Chuka Police Station, accompanied by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Chuka North, visited the respective scenes as investigations commenced.
Both victims were rushed to Chuka Referral Hospital, where they were admitted in stable condition.
Detectives from DCI Chuka North are investigating the incidents as efforts to identify and arrest the four suspects continue.
[Daily News Kenya-International@October 17,2026]
