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Brave taxi driver narrowly escapes carjacking incident in a daring encounter

A homemade gun, a pair of scissors, and a screwdriver were found on the suspects. [Image, NPS]

Police in Kasarani area, Nairobi County are holding three suspected robbers who unsuccessfully tried to carjack a taxi driver. They recovered a homemade pistol among other weapons from them.

The driver narrowly escaped the harrowing experience after three passengers who had booked a ride from Juja, in Kiambu County to Kilimani, within Nairobi ordered him to stop at gun-point.

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