A shocking carjacking incident has left a transport investor counting heavy losses after armed criminals posed as clients before stealing a brand-new lorry.
According to reports, the driver had been contacted by individuals who requested him to pick up some luggage from Ngoigwa in Thika and transport it to Eldoret.
Believing it was a normal delivery assignment, the driver embarked on the trip, unaware that he was walking into a carefully planned trap.
Moments after the journey began, the suspects reportedly pulled out a gun and threatened the driver before tying his hands and legs.
The helpless driver was later dumped in a nearby coffee plantation as the gang escaped with the lorry.
In what appears to have been a sophisticated operation, the criminals allegedly disabled and removed two tracking devices installed in the vehicle, one fitted by the financing bank and another installed by Isuzu.
The whereabouts of the stolen lorry remain unknown, with efforts to trace it still ongoing.
Following the incident, Kenyans on social media have been urged to share information widely in the hope of helping recover the vehicle and identify the suspects behind the daring robbery.
The incident has once again raised concerns over increasing cases of organized vehicle theft targeting transport operators across the country.
