Police Hunt for a Driver Who Stabbed His Employer in Ruiru and Disappeared with Cash

Police in Ruiru, Kiambu County are searching for a man who attacked and robbed his employer on Thursday evening.

The suspect, Benjamin Munene Ndiang’ui is said to have driven his employer Jane Muraguri to a secluded place at ClayWorks along the busy Thika superhighway, where he stabbed her multiple times on her face.

The suspect then transferred an unknown amount of money from the victim’s MPesa account before fleeing the scene, according to the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI).

"The servant turned assailant then transferred an unspecified amount of money from his employer’s Mpesa account before fleeing on foot, leaving behind a blood-stained kitchen knife," DCI says in a report.

Muraguri, an employee at Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), sustained serious injuries from the attack and was rescued by a guard from BM security company, who rushed her to Kenyatta University hospital where she was admitted in serious condition.

"She sustained serious injuries on her right eye, nostrils and mouth," DCI added.

DCI detectives based in Ruiru are leading an operation to bring the perpetrator to book.