Police officer injured during arrest of suspect at a Nairobi rally

Nairobi Gubernatorial aspirant Peter Kenneth (centre) flanked by Embakasi Central MP John Ndirangu (left) and Kasarani MP John Njoroge during a church service at PCEA Kayole in Nairobi. [PHOTO DAVID NJAAGA/STANDARD]

A police officer was seriously wounded by unknown assailants at a rally in Kayole, Nairobi, on Sunday.

The officer and his two colleagues were arresting a man at a meeting addressed by Embakasi Central MP John Ndirangu and Nairobi governorship aspirant Peter Kenneth when the attack happened.