A Piloting student found himself on the wrong side of the law after being implicated in the phone-snatching syndicate operating within Nairobi.
Daniel Odhiambo Okelo who informed Court that he was a student undergoing Aviation training in Kenya, was today arraigned at a Nairobi Court where he faced charges of stealing a phone.
The accused student is alleged to have stolen a Samsung Galaxy S22 phone valued at Ksh 164,000 belonging to one Rotich Robert.
He is said to have committed the offence on June 26, 2023, at Marsabit Plaza Club Onix in Kilimami within Nairobi.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Lucas Onyina at Milimani Law Courts, Okelo denied the charges and was released on a Ksh 50,000 cash bail.
For a long period, residents in Nairobi have been crying over increased insecurity along the streets of Nairobi where pickpocketers seem to thrive.
The criminals graduated to using motorbikes to snatch phones along the roads and pathways then speeding to evade Justice.
Although the cabinet secretary of security promised to eradicate the menace, Nairobi streets are still unsafe and the residents look upon the security agencies to neutralize the criminals.
