On a normal day, Nairobi CBD is a beehive of activities with streets full of people and endless traffic.
Most Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) are often parked on the side of the road where they pick passengers, albeit in a chaotic way.
It has now emerged that thugs have taken advantage of the congestion and are robbing unsuspecting pedestrians who pass in between buses.
Since most verandas are often full of people and hawkers, some city dwellers opt to pass between vehicles while crossing the road but this is a death trap, warns Patrick Owino who was a victim.
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Mr Owino stated that he was attacked along Moi Avenue while walking in between buses in an attempt to cross the road.
According to him, the incident happened so quickly that no one noticed.
He lost his wallet and mobile phone worth Sh40,000 in the horrific ordeal.
"This is how thugs operate now in the city centre. They attacked me and in less than a minute, they were gone with my phone and wallet," he recalled.
This comes just a week after it emerged that robbers posing as matatu crew have been stealing valuables from passengers and later forcing them out of the vehicles.
The robbers mostly get away with mobile phones, laptops, and cash and it is believed that the thugs work closely with drivers and conductors.
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One victim, who spoke to Kenyans.co.ke, revealed that she was waiting to board a matatu during rush hour when a smartly dressed lady dropped her handbag.
"We were waiting to board a matatu around Roysambu and there was a scrum to get in.
"I was surrounded by smartly dressed women who were also pushing to get in but one of them dropped a handbag right outside the door.
"I decided to pick it up despite being pushed from behind and I handed it to her," she stated.
Upon getting inside the matatu, she realised that her handbag was open and her purse was missing. The lady was nowhere to be seen.
