An advocate of the High Court is admitted to hospital in serious condition after he was ambushed and shot by gunmen on the Isiolo-Modogashe Road.
Police said Anthony Gathitu Kabathi, a lawyer with the Kabuthi and Company Advocates law firm in Nairobi was driving back to Nairobi from a client meeting in Garissa when he was attacked near Laga Logo, about five kilometers from a police camp.
The incident happened Sunday morning.
General Service Unit officers responding to a distress call from the public reported that the lawyer sustained severe gunshot wounds to his chest, left hand, thumb, and left side abdomen during the ambush.
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The team was alerted a man was bleeding in a car that had veered off the road and stalled in a bush.
This was after the gunmen shot at the Landcruiser V8 that Kabathi had injured forcing him to veer off the road.
The car doors and boot were open and the driver was bleeding.
He had been robbed of an unknown amount of money and property and was nowhere to be seen.
The GSU officers arrived at the scene in a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle, searched the area, and administered first aid to the lawyer before transporting him to Isiolo Galaxy Hospital where he is said to be in stable condition.
There were plans to move him to Nairobi, police said.
The car was taken to the Isiolo Police Station, who are investigating the incident.
Police said they suspect the gang was targeting the lawyer for cash and other valuables.
The route is usually insecure and motorists are warned to be cautious whenever they use it.
Bandits roam the area amid government operations.
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