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Forget about the looks - meet the smart thieves of Nairobi

She walks majestically into the matatu, after checking for empty seats, she settles next to me. She is breathless.

A woman of fair complexion, in her early thirties, slim, short. Sighs with relief as she takes her mobile phone, a Samsung Galaxy, I cant immediately tell which series, but from the name on its face, it is a Samsung, no doubt.

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