Police in Naivasha have gunned down a woman who has been described as a dangerous carjacker.
The woman was felled in a dramatic shoot out that saw two other robbers killed.
Police said the three were among a six-man squad that has been terrorizing motorists along the Nakuru-Naivasha highway.
Naivasha deputy OCPD John Kwasa said the death of the three on Saturday should be a lesson to other gangsters.
Kwasa said the gang was planning to hijack a Nairobi-bound bus when they were ambushed by his team acting on a tip-off.
Police recovered a homemade gun, machete and several mobile phones.
The three bodies were taken to the Naivasha sub-county Hospital mortuary.
Motorists have been lamenting over the deteriorating insecurity along the route.