Police are looking for a guard who stabbed a 26-year-old man in Nairobi’s Kahawa West over a Sh20 parking fee.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect only identified as Saluni is said to have demanded the Sh20 fee from the victim for parking his motorcycle next to a construction site that he guards but the victim was reluctant to pay the fee.
“Seeing that the motorcycle owner was adamant and ready to rev up his wheels, Saluni brandished a suspected Somali sword from his Maasai shuka, driving it into the victim’s belly before scampering off,” the DCI stated.
After committing the heinous crime, the suspect fled from the scene, leaving the deceased fighting for his life.
Good Samaritans who heard the victim writhing in excruciating pain rushed him to Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
His body was taken to the same hospital awaiting autopsy.
Meanwhile, detectives from Kasarani processed the crime scene and a serious manhunt for the suspect has been launched.
Police are appealing to members of the public who may have any information that may lead to the Saluni’s arrest to contact them through the ‘Fichua Kwa DCI’ toll-free number or report to the nearest police station.
“Should you have any information that may assist in the arrest of this suspect, please #FichuakwaDCI by calling 0800 722 203, or report at your nearest police station,” the DCI said.
