The shooting occurred after supporters of Embakasi West Member of Parliament Mark Mureithi Mwenje and his predecessor George Theuri clashed at the constituency’s CDF offices in Umoja 1 area, Nairobi.
The clashes started after unknown youths stormed the offices where another group was clearing structures.
In the ensuing melee, Mwenje’s bodyguard drew his firearm and shot the two victims.
One was shot in the left thigh with the bullet exiting through the buttocks and the other sustained injuries on the right ear and lower abdomen.
The two injured youths were rushed to Mama Kibaki Lucy Hospital where they are receiving treatment.
Police officers rushed to the scene and the police constable was disarmed, arrested, and his Jericho pistol with 10 rounds of ammunition confiscated.
Five spent cartridges were recovered at the scene.
He is expected to be arraigned in court on Thursday.
Theuri denied any involvement in the incident saying he was at work when the violence and chaos erupted.
He however claimed he had been informed that the clashes began when a group of youth started destroying structures that had been serving members of the public at the swimming pool area.
Mwenje blamed his predecessor, claiming that his people were at the scene in preparation for a bursary issuance exercise on Thursday.
He blamed Theuri saying that the rival youth affiliated with the former legislator reportedly stormed the swimming pool area where he was clearing structures.
He claimed the rowdy youth were armed with machetes and other crude weapons, attacked them, forcing them to retreat to the library area where they still followed and accosted them.
