BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kenya has been asked to ensure the safety of Chinese people working there after gunmen robbed and murdered a Chinese engineer and wounded another, China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said on Thursday.
The robbery occurred early Tuesday morning. The Chinese engineers were employed by the China Road & Bridge Corporation which is contracted to build a road project near the port city of Mombasa, in southeast Kenya.
Jiang said the Chinese government is very concerned about the case and the Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Kenya have made representations to the Kenyan Embassy in Beijing and the Kenyan Foreign Ministry.
"We have asked Kenyan to make a speedy and thorough investigation, arrest the criminals and take concrete and effective measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens," said Jiang.
According to Jiang, the wounded engineer was not seriously wounded but is in hospital for observations.
A working group of the Chinese Embassy in Kenya visited the wounded man and is dealing with other issues related to the crime.
Jiang said Kenya has set up a special group to investigate the case and take a series of measures to strengthen protection of Chinese companies and personnel.
On another case, Jiang said China is doing everything it can to secure the release of the nine Chinese oil workers who have been held hostage by an armed group in Nigeria since last Thursday.
