Two foreigners, who were armed, were rescued by police officers from an angry crowd in Westlands, Nairobi.
According to witnesses, the two had robbed a business property near MP Shah hospital.
As they were attempting to escape, a crowd ambushed them and luckily, police officers who were nearby managed to save them.
In a video of the incident, a man is heard shouting to the police officers that the two thugs had left a person for dead, although Kenyans.co.ke couldn't authoritatively verify this.
The angry crowd further demanded that police take matters in their own hands, however, the officers did not harm the two robbers but handcuffed them.
A new crime statistics report showed that criminal incidents had increased by 1,448 cases in the first quarter of 2018 hitting 21,263 as compared to 19,815 that were registered in 2017.
Police spokesman Charles Owino, who released the figures, stated that the country also experienced an increase in several categories of crime including offences against morality which hit 119 cases, 152 robberies, 214 cases of stealing, 332 of dangerous drugs and 162 of other penal code offences.
The statistics show 41 more cases of theft of motorcycles were recorded in the first three months of 2018.
Some 13,609 cases of assault were recorded in 2017 as compared to 14,558 of 2016 and 14,529 of 2015 and 791 cases of affray were reported in 2017 as compared to 892 of 2016 and 493 of 2015.
A crime report in the 2018 Economic Survey shows there were 2,774 murder incidents in 2017 compared to 2,751 in 2016, 2,648 in 2015, 2,649 in 2014 and 2,878 in 2013.
There were 2,713 robbery incidents in 2017, 2,697 in 2016 and 2,865 in 2015. Some 6,131 cases of breaking in 2017, 5,621 in 2016 and 5,591 in 2015.
Here is the video courtesy:
13:46 VIDEO - in Westlands.
Armed Foreigners arrested pic.twitter.com/KQSnZzBNYz via @MombasaCGW
