Street boys back in Nairobi, bullying women for cash

Council askaris arrest a street boy. The boys have been accused of harassing women. [File, Standard]

NAIROBI: The bad old Nairobi nightmares of the 1990s seem to be back! Street boys are back and are harassing women in the streets of Nairobi. Families are slowly and surely coming back to the central business district and making it their home.

The street boys, mostly in their teenage years and walking in groups, approach women going about their business and harass them for money or little favours. They hang around eateries like Dominos on Kenyatta Avenue, Debonairs near Nakumatt Lifestyle and Pizza Inn on Moi Avenue and are also spotted in areas that are mostly frequented by women like BestLady shop on Moi Avenue.