Resident of Miti Mingi village in Gilgil sub-county yesterday morning helped with the arrest of a woman who attempted to car jack a taxi driver in Kongasis shopping center.
The woman identified as Wambui Keruga was in a company of a man who manage to flee.
According to the driver, Joe Mwangi the woman approached him to take her to Gilgil town.
She then told him to drive towards Miti Mingi to pick a man whom she claimed to be her husband.
''The woman a approached me and told me to take her to Gilgil town, while we were going she told me to drive to Mitti Mingi to pick a man whom she claimed to be her husband without knowing the man was her company to car jack me, '' said Mwangi.
The driver later drove to the petrol station to fuel the car before taking off to Gilgil town
The driver narrated how could see and hear the couple speak in hushed voices.
Upon arrival at Molwa junction the woman removed a knife and a rope from her hand bag and threaten the driver, the driver remain calm but kept watching their actions from the mirror.
On reaching Miti Mingi, the driver made as sudden and unexpected turn towards a petrol station and jumped out of the car shouting for help.
The commotion attracted the attention of members of the public who arrested the woman but her accomplice managed to escape.