NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 22- Police are looking for gangsters that shot and seriously wounded a woman before stealing from her in Greenspan area, Donholm.
The woman was headed home when the gang that was on a motorcycle struck,shooting her in the chest as they grabbed a bag that she had and sped off.
She was left lying on a pool of her own blood and was later rushed to hospital in critical condition.
Police told Shahidi News that no arrests had been made so far, as a manhunt for the gang is ongoing.
This is the latest of such incidents to happen in a series that have been witnessed in the city amidst increased armed robberies.
Another criminal gang has been terrorising people within Nairobi’s Central Business District, with multiple cases reported at Kamukunji and Central Police Station.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has since called on victims to come out, for action to be taken.
“The DCI urges members of the public who may fall or have fallen victims of mugging within the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) to make formal reports at the Nairobi Central DCI offices whenever such unfortunate incidences happen,” the DCI said in a Tweet.
“Many are scenarios when suspected muggers go scot free even after they have been arrested along various Streets and Walks within the CBD, as the few who report at the station fail to pursue their cases or never turn up for hearings.We remain committed to ensuring the safety and security of every citizen, while subjecting any acts of criminality to the unforgiving arm of the law.”
A recent report by the National Counter Terrorism Centre indicated a rise in numbers of criminal gangs in Nairobi, ahead of next year’s General elections.
Some are linked to politicians according to the report seen by Shahidi News.
The rising crime has also been attributed to an economic meltdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first case of the disease was reported in March, 2020, starting a series of stringent preventive measures, some of which instantly rendered millions jobless, and more so in the hotel and entertainment sector.
About 1.72 million workers lost jobs in three months to June in 2020, when Kenya imposed a lockdown that led to layoffs and pay cuts.
The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) sais the number of people in employment fell to 15.87 million between April and end of June 2020 compared to 17.59 million the previous quarter.
Young people were the hardest hit by job cuts compared to their counterparts aged above 35 years in an economic setting that is plagued by a hiring freeze on the back of sluggish corporate earnings.
The statistics have only become dire with time.
Some 14 Counties among them Kisumu and Siaya are currently on lockdown due to increased cases of infections.
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