Murang'a: 2 Men Suspected Of Stealing Pineapples In Del Monte Farm Shot

• The Kenol-Thika road near Montezuma became a battleground after police shot two men suspected of pineapple theft
• Videos shared online showed police responding to rowdy youths with tear gas canisters and gunfire as the youths retaliated with stones
• A senior police officer was seen limping after being hit by a projectile from the crowd, expressing his frustration over being pelted with stones

Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Murang'a - Makenji area has been the centre of chaos as police officers and residents engage in battles.

Why are Makenji residents protesting

The usually busy Kenol-Thika road near Montezuma was turned into a battleground following the shooting of two men.

According to reports, the men were suspected to be pineapple thieves before being shot by police officers.

In videos shared online, the police officers could be seen responding to rowdy youths who were determined to retaliate with stones.

Huge smoke covered the skies as police officers threw tear gas canisters while shooting to disperse them.

One senior police officer was also spotted limping to his colleagues after a projectile from the crowd allegedly hit him.

"These people are not good at all. I have been pelted with stones right here," he said as his colleagues empathised with him.

How Homa Bay teacher was killed by robbers

In other sad news, a family in Homa Bay was thrown into mourning after a secondary school teacher was killed by robbers on his way home from school.

The assailants allegedly threw a spear at him while he was riding his motorbike. The spear hit his head, causing him to fall from his motorbike, giving the robbers room to make away with it.

According to a report done by Nation, the teacher was killed in the Komenya Sublocation after leaving St. Bakhita Girls' Secondary School, where he taught mathematics and chemistry.

The police report said the teacher left the school minutes before 7pm. On his way home, he met two of his colleagues, and since he had a motorbike, he decided to drop them off at their homes first.

After dropping his colleagues off, he visited his friend, where he stayed until 8:30pm before deciding to head home.

Proofreading by Mercy Nyambura Guthua, journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke