“My intestines were on the tarmac” Fearless crime-buster George Kinoti narrates his near-death experience

Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti has come face to face with death on several occasion thanks to his occupational hazard.

Kinoti was almost sent to the mortuary in May 2005 because of the severity of his wounds. The top detective was shot 28 times in the stomach on May 13th 2005.

He was shot after he single-handedly confronted two thugs who were robbing a female motorist on Jogoo road. He didn’t know that the two thugs had backup, three others who were on the lookout.

Declared dead

Kinoti was left for the dead after being shot 28 times by the five-man gang. His intestines were spilled on the tarmac as the bullets ripped his stomach apart.

“I engaged the five gangsters. I accepted to die but wanted to save the members of the public who had gathered there. I knew the thugs were killing me. I really fought. Fortunately, they did not get the upper part of my body. My stomach was ripped to pieces. Those who rescued me collected my intestines. My leg was in two pieces,” said Kinoti during an interview with the Star.

He added that he was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.

“My intestines were on the tarmac and those who picked me up declared me dead. On arrival at the hospital, the nurses placed a tag on me saying ‘dead’.”

Kinoti survived the incident and surprisingly he become even more motivated to fight crime. Prior to the 2005 incident Kinoti had survived 7 bullets wounds.