A student at Utalii College in Nairobi was stabbed to death in a robbery incident.
John Chahonyi was stabbed in the chest as he wrestled with a gang that was on a motorcycle and was after his mobile phone.
Witnesses said he and others were at the Traffic Headquarters bus stop on Thika Highway Saturday night waiting to board a matatu to the city center when he was attacked.
Two suspected thugs arrived on a motorcycle and started to rob those present.
They then reached Chahonyi prompting the struggle before he was stabbed in the chest and stomach.
He was rushed to Guru Nanak Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
He had lost too much blood.
Police advise victims of such robberies to always cooperate with the attackers.
A special team of detectives is following up leads on the whereabouts of the gang amid reports they are notorious in the area.
