Irate Naivasha driver runs over his boss

A driver is being sought after knocking his employer with a tractor. PHOTO: FILE

KENYA: A leading Naivasha farmer is fighting for his life in a private hospital after one of his farm drivers turned against him and hit him using a tractor after a quarrel.

The farmer had to be airlifted to Nairobi for specialized treatment after the incident which left other workers in shock.

A witness who declined to be named said that the farm manager stumbled on one of his drivers siphoning fuel from a truck.

"The driver was ordered to drive the truck back to the office for disciplinary action but he ended up smashing the farmer against his vehicle before fleeing from the scene," he said.

A senior police officer confirmed the incident adding that the farmer was in serious but stable condition while a manhunt for the fleeing driver had been launched.

"The driver of the tractor is still at large after running over his boss who is admitted in a private hospital suffering from head and leg injuries," said the officer.

Meanwhile, Naivasha sub-committee security committee has identified Nyandarua and Western Kenya as the main source of bhang that is been sold in the region.

This came as six suspects including two women said to be the main suppliers of the narcotics were arrested after a week-long hunt.

The six were found by AP officers with tens of rolls bhang in Kayole estate bringing to 12 the number of suspects arrested by security officers selling the drug in a span of two weeks.

According to Naivasha sub-county commissioner Isaac Masinde they had identified Aberdare forest in Nyandarua and Western Kenya as the main source of the drug.

Masinde said that the drug was finding its way into some of the schools leading to the current unrest where some learning institutions had been burnt down.

"We have managed to arrest six of the main suppliers of drugs in the sub-county and the operation will continue until all the peddlers are put behind bars," he said.

Masinde identified Kihoto, Kayole and Kabati as the main estates in Naivasha where the drug was been sold mainly by youths.

On his part, the Naivasha AP boss John Mukunya praised his officers for the arrest adding that it would be spread to other estates.

"We are issuing a warning to all those involved in this illegal trade that their days are numbered and it's a matter of day before we catch up with them," he said.