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How thugs some disguised as students prowl the streets of Nairobi stealing from unsuspecting wananchi

Nairobi city centre has become a dangerous place. Groups of thugs some disguised as students prowl the streets stealing from unsuspecting wananchi.

People are now being robbed in Harambee Avenue, Taifa Road, Parliament Road, outside the National Archive building, Moi Avenue and very many other streets. Their moves are skillful fast - they take less three seconds to mug a person, and often in broad daylight.

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