A businessman was on Wednesday killed by armed thugs in a broad daylight attack in Kibra, Nairobi .
Witnesses said the man known as only Ngugi was shot by two thugs outside his shop.
The suspected thugs first ordered the man to surrender all the cash he had before they shot him at close range.
“The man was about to go to the market when he was accosted by the thugs. They first started conversing in a local dialect before ordering him to surrender the cash,” said an eye witness.
And when he saw them, he tried hiding the money but they had already seen him and opened fire in a brief confrontation.
In a bid to get away, the thugs then started shooting in the air to disperse anyone who might have thought of pursuing them, the witnesses said.
Police arrived at the scene of crime minutes after the incident despite the whole ordeal happening near the police station.
The man was the rushed to the hospital where he later succumbed to the gun shot wound.
Police said they are looking for the gang.
