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A prominent businessman is fighting for his life in hospital after he was shot and wounded by gangsters in Thumari, Embu County.
Geoffrey Mwangi was travelling home from Embu town at around 9m on Monday after closing his business when five suspected gangsters aboard a pickup truck struck.
They blocked his car and sprayed it with bullets, leaving him with serious injuries in an attack that sent shock waves across the area.
The gangsters then escaped, leaving Mr Mwangi unconscious in his car.
A friend who was with him in the car escaped unhurt.
Mr Mwangi was rushed to Embu Referral Hospital with injuries in his neck and hands and bullets lodged in his body.
He was later transferred to Nairobi for specialised treatment after his condition worsened.
Embu West sub-county police boss Julius Kyumbule said they were pursuing the gangsters.
Shock as prominent Embu businessman shot in night ambush
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