Chungeni mifuko! 10 tricks used by mathree pickpockets

Motorists push their way in a road near Muthurwa market

• Pickpocketing is one of the most notorious petty crimes
• Pickpockets are known to have feather-smooth fingers that they combine with human psychology to commit their petty crimes
• They have a number of tricks including asking a passenger to open the window or forcing them to open the window by kushuta

Pickpockets consider themselves the ‘elite’ of petty crime. They combine human psychology and skills, spurred on by itchy fingers.

The annoying thing is that they don’t drug you or buy you excess alcohol to execute their tricks. It’s just feather-smooth fingers when you’re gaping at some butt outside the window. And nowhere do their prowess come in full force than inside matatus and buses, where they target cash and valuables like phones. Next time you hop into that sexy nganya or rickety matatu beware of these 10 tricks by pickpockets.