Former athlete, Abraham Chelanga, narrowly escaped death after a shocking incident along the Kapseret–Kimumu Road on Wednesday afternoon.
According to initial reports, the incident occurred at around 3:00 PM as Chelanga was driving home in his Toyota Hilux single-cab pickup after completing a successful maize harvest from his farm.
Chelanga was reportedly stopped by a traffic police officer, said to be attached to Langas Police Station, who then entered his vehicle under unclear circumstances and insisted on accompanying him.
During the drive, the officer allegedly demanded a bribe of KSh 10,000, which Chelanga declined to pay.
The officer remained in the vehicle until they reached the Coca-Cola area, where he eventually alighted.
Moments later, a civilian on a bodaboda, believed to have been in communication with the officer earlier and who had been trailing the vehicle, opened fire, hitting the vehicle’s left rear tyre.
The gunshot caused Chelanga to briefly lose control of the vehicle, but he managed to stabilize it and escape with minor injuries.
Eyewitnesses allege that after the shooting, the armed bodaboda rider quickly collected the bullet cartridges before fleeing the scene, raising suspicions that the attack was well-coordinated.
It remains unclear whether the gunman was a plainclothes police officer or a hired assassin.
The matter has since been reported at Eldoret Central Police Station, and investigations are expected to commence immediately.
Many in the community, including Chelanga’s friends and former colleagues, believe the incident was a targeted assassination attempt, calling for a transparent and unbiased investigation to ensure justice is served.
Chelanga has in the past received death threats connected to a prime one-acre parcel of land in Eldoret town.
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