DNK International By Our Correspondent, Nairobi.
A police officer is recovering in hospital after he was attacked with a panga by an unidentified assailant during a night patrol in Nairobi’s Kamukunji area.
The incident prompted a fellow officer to fatally shoot the attacker.
According to a police incident report, the attack occurred at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday along Racecourse Road.
The injured officer, Police Constable Sammy Maringa, sustained multiple deep cut wounds to the back of his head after being ambushed by the assailant while on patrol.
A colleague, Police Constable Daniel Oyunge, responded to the distress and opened fire in an effort to rescue the injured officer, killing the attacker on the spot.
Preliminary investigations indicate that during the incident, the responding officer inadvertently switched his firearm’s safety catch to automatic mode, resulting in the discharge of 11 rounds of ammunition.
The injured officer was first rushed to Mangstar Clinic for emergency treatment before being transferred to Nairobi West Hospital, where he was admitted.
Senior police officers, including the Central OCPD,the OCS Kamukunji, duty officers and detectives from the DCI visited and processed the scene.
Crime Scene investigation personnel documented the scene and recovered a blood-stained panga believed to have been used in the attack.
The weapon has been retained as an exhibit while the body of the unidentified suspect was moved to the City Mortuary, where it is awaiting identification and a post mortem examination.
[DNK-International@June 30,2026]
