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Pickpockets target unsuspecting commuters’ cash, mobile phones

Passengers jostle to board a matatu. Pickpockets bank on such moments to  make a kill on unsuspicious passengers.   [Phot:Standard/File]

By JOE KIARIE

Nairobi, Kenya: Commuters using public service vehicles within Nairobi are increasingly falling prey to crafty pickpocket gangs roaming various city routes. 

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