Kiambu: Car Dealer Kidnapped By Clients Rescued After Prado They Were Travelling In Crashes

• A car dealer and a broker were kidnapped by a gang of two men and one woman who posed as clients for a Toyota Landcruiser Prado they were selling
• The gang covered their mouths and tied their hands before taking them on a drive around the city while demanding ransom from their families
• As luck would have it, the Prado hit an Uber driver's car, who gave chase and forced them to ram into a barrier at Kahawa Sukari

A car dealer is thanking his angels for saving him from a group of gun-toting kidnappers who were on the verge of stealing his vehicle.

Details indicate that the man and his business partner had taken the white Toyota Landcruiser Prado to a "client" for viewing, only for things to go south.

The thugs tied up the duo (Brian Karanja and Ken Gitau) and bundled them into the vehicle before taking off on a long drive.

Chase came to dramatic end

Derrick Mbugua reveals that the Prado hit an Uber driver's car around Juja, causing damage, but drove off at high speed.

The Uber driver decided to give chase, after which the men in the Prado shot in the air to scare him away, but he did not relent as he wanted them to pay for the damage.

He heard someone screaming for help as they drove, only to stop the balded man inside wearing a white vest.

"The Prado lost control and hit the Thika Superhighway grills on the footbridge at Kahawa Wendani," Mbugua noted.

Public saved kidnap victim

Two men and one lady, all wielding guns, came out and fled on a boda boda, shooting in the air to scare away members of the public.

The eyewitnesses opened the vehicle and rescued the victim, whose mouth was covered and hands tied, from the boot.

"He says the gang took him on Friday and have been calling his family members demanding ransom," Mbugua added.

As of the time of filing this report, officers from the Kahawa Wendani police station had taken over the matter, but the suspects remain at large.

The damaged vehicle was towed and is currently at Ruiru Police Station. The two dealers who were missing are also safe.

Gov't official kidnapped at Sarit Centre

Elsewhere, Osman Khalif, a government Liaison Officer, was allegedly kidnapped by armed men on Friday, November 10, at the Sarit Centre while in the company of his wife.

The family, in a plea for help, revealed that Khalif was forcibly taken into a double-cabin vehicle during the abduction.

Despite their efforts, the family has been unsuccessful in locating Khalif since the incident and recently came out to plead for help.