Police in Bungoma are investigating an incident where acting Nzoia Sugar Company Director Michael Kulundu was attacked on Wednesday night.
Reports indicate that three unknown people armed with guns waylaid Mr. Kukundu at Kanduyi and hacked him.
According to Bungoma Police Commander Francis Sang, Nzoia Sugar boss received a phone call asking him to appear for a meeting at a hotel called Salmond near Kanduyi Trading Center.
He left the office and was reportedly dropped off at the hotel by his driver, the police said. Mr. Sang revealed that the three suspects then bundled him into a vehicle, attacked him and left him for dead.
The Police Commander added that Mr. Kulundu was rescued by passersby who rushed him to Bungoma West Hospital at Kanduyi. He was later transferred to Eldoret for specialised treatment as police in Bungoma pursue leads for the arrest of the suspected gangsters.
A close family member who requested anonymity told the Nation that they found Mr Kulundu dumped in a trench beside the road before they rushed him to hospital.
They had been searching the entire area the whole night after he failed to return home.
“When he failed to come home last evening, we launched a search for him the whole night. Our main focus was where he was last seen. It was until around 5am that we found him dumped in a trench along the road before we moved him to hospital,” the family member told the Nation.