Police are holding a 40-year-old suspect over the murder of another man in a suspected love triangle in Ongata Rongai, Kajiado.
Police had to save the suspect from an irate mob.
The suspect had been cornered by a mob, which was stoning him before police intervened and saved him.
Police say they are still monitoring his recovery progress in hospital before they interrogate him for possible arraignment for murder.
The body of the deceased was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and further probe.