Police said the incident happened Monday morning at the Iten County Referral Hospital.
Police had been informed a patient was being treated for gunshot wounds and went there to check on the same.
This after being told the patient was intending to escape from the said facility.
Ten police officers were drawn from DCI Keiyo North and Iten police station visited the said facility and found the patient namely Dennis Kemboi in stable condition
According to the police in consultation with the doctor on duty he informed the officers that the patient was in stable condition and may be discharged.
Four police officers went to the ward to help secure the discharge of the said while the other six officers were manning the main hospital gate.
Police said at about 2 am the patient was discharged which prompted new drama.
At the entrance of the ward, a group of ten young men of which six of them armed with AK47 rifles stormed the ward, smashed windows, and managed to rescue the patient from the police officers.
Police were restrained from fighting back as that would have endangered other patients present.
In that commotion nobody was injured, police said adding they watched as the gunmen left with the patient.
Police officers later combed the area but no arrest was made.
Police suspect the victim is among gunmen operating in the area as bandits and was injured in an exchange of fire.
A hunt for the suspect is ongoing in the area.
The area is under curfew and operation to address increasing cases of banditry.
The joint Security Operation is led by the National Police Service (NPS) with the assistance of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Gabow is the Commander in charge of the operation.
Despite a heavy police presence in the marked areas, armed bandits have continued to attack, kill and rob residents before retreating to caves and forests from where they monitor the public and security personnel as they plan further attacks.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki announced in the last seven months over 150 Kenyans, including 20 officers, have been killed by bandits.
Kindiki imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in banditry-prone areas as he declared them disturbed and dangerous. The 30 days curfew began was February 14, 2023.
Kindiki said some areas in counties including Turkana, West Pokot, Elgeyo Marakwet, Baringo, Laikipia, and Samburu will be affected.
Kindiki also announced low altitude flights will not be allowed in the parts of the north rift from March 13.
Kindiki said apart from aircraft taking part in the ongoing security operation, low-altitude overflight by any other aircraft over any of the specified areas has been banned with effect from Monday, March 13 until further notice.
