Taxi Driver Stabbed to Death by Passenger in Nairobi
During the altercation, the passenger allegedly stabbed Gachoka in the neck; however, despite the injury, the driver managed to escape and call his colleagues...
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Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are searching for a suspect who fatally stabbed a digital taxi driver, Kenneth Kimani Gachoka, in Nairobi after a disagreement. The incident occurred over the weekend in the Kitusuru area.
- Gachoka was stabbed in the neck after picking up a passenger from a petrol station in Westlands and driving him to Chrisco Christian Church.
- Despite the injury, the driver managed to call colleagues before being pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.
- Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage from the petrol station and impounded Gachoka's vehicle as part of the ongoing investigation.
- This incident follows another recent murder of a boda boda rider, Antony Otieno, in South B, Nairobi, suspected to be linked to a phone delivery.
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