Kenyatta University student, guard killed by thugs

A gun recovered from a suspected gangster. A Kenyatta University student and a guard were killed by thugs in Kahawa Wendani area in Nairobi. PHOTO/EVANS HABIL 

In Summary

• The watchman had allegedly tried to block the suspects from entering the apartment
• The officers caught up with the gang at around 4am and shot one of them

By ZADOCK ANGIRA
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A university student and a guard were Wednesday morning killed by robbers in Kasarani.

Police then pursued and shot dead one of the attackers and recovered an American pistol.

Nairobi County commander Benson Kibue said four suspected robbers armed with a pistol and crude weapons raided a residential apartment in Kahawa Wendani where they cut the watchman on the head, killing him on the spot.

The watchman had allegedly tried to block the suspects from entering the apartment.

They then proceeded to one of the houses where they stole household goods. As they were escaping, they met a Kenyatta University student, Phineas Murungi, who they also hit on the head. The student also died on the spot.

Police officers on night patrol were alerted and rushed to the scene.

The officers caught up with the gang at around 4am and shot one of them dead while the rest escaped.

Some of the Kenyatta university students stay in private apartments in the neighbouring Kahawa estate due to limited facilities at the college. In the last one month, at least three students have been attacked and killed in Kahawa, according to police records