DNK International By Our Correspondent,Bushangala.
A plant operator was kidnapped, assaulted and robbed of Sh15,000 by three suspected armed criminals who abducted him from his workplace in Bushangala, Kakamega South.
They had demanded to be given Sh30 000.
The incident was reported at Musoli Police Station on Tuesday a few minutes to 7.00p.m.
According to the police report, the victim, identified as Oscar Onyango, was at his worksite in Bushangala at around 11am when a silver Toyota vehicle, registration number KBL 961H, arrived at the site carrying three occupants.
Two of the occupants, who were reportedly armed with pistols are said to have alighted from the vehicle, grabbed Onyango and forced him inside before bundling him into the boot and speeding off towards Butere.
The suspects reportedly stopped along the way and demanded Sh30,000 from the victim, claiming the money was required as cash bail for his release.
When he failed to raise the demanded amount, the suspects allegedly assaulted him using blunt objects.
The victim later managed to contact his mother, who sent him Sh15,000 through mobile money transfer in an attempt to secure his release.
The suspects subsequently withdrew the money from an M-Pesa outlet within the Butere/Sabatia area.
After obtaining the cash, the kidnappers reportedly released Onyango in a forested area along the road leading to Sabatia Market.
He then contacted his workmates, who went to pick him up before he reported the incident at Musoli Police Station.
Police officers from Musoli Police Station, alongside detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), Kakamega South, visited the scene as investigations commenced.
The case remains under investigation, with DCI Kakamega South handling the matter.
Police indicated that further updates would be provided as investigations progress.
[Daily News Kenya-International@October 14,2026]
