A police officer was attacked and seriously injured by a mob in the Githunguri area, Kiambu County.
The constable police was saved from the scene while heavily bleeding after the 6 pm Monday attack.
The motive of the attack was not immediately known.
He was rushed to hospital where he was admitted in a stable condition, police said.
Police said the hunt for the attackers is ongoing.
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The officer attached to Githiga police station was in civilian clothes at the time of the attack.
He lay on the Githiga-Ikinu road with a deep cut on the back of his head and had a fractured right ankle.
A wooden blood-stained rod was recovered at the scene.
Meanwhile, police in Marsabit are investigating the murder of a man whose body was found in the Yabello area.
Police said the body was lying on a farm in the Qonqoma area and had multiple injuries on the neck and mouth caused by a sharp object.
The body was moved to Moyale Sub-County Hospital mortuary for identification and postmortem.
