An enraged mob stormed Murang'a's Gachocho police station, overwhelming authorities and storming into the cells in search of a murder suspect.
According to witnesses, the crowd went to the police station after discovering that a murder suspect accused of killing his brother on Tuesday night was detained there.
Police forces dispatched to restrain the mob fired tear gas and rubber bullets, but the tear gas ran out after an extended confrontation.
The mob ultimately overcame the police, throwing stones at their landcruisers before bursting into the cells, fishing out the culprit, and beating him to death.