Police in Nairobi have finally reined on rogue traders along the downtown streets of the city where electronics are sold.
The officers acted after they received cries from members of the public who have been conned thousands of shillings.
“They reportedly lure customers with unbeatable offers on new electronics and once the agreed price is paid, they set new conditions that soar the cost; sometimes to double the agreed price, and getting a refund for buyers who opt out of the transaction is reportedly a daunting task,” police said in a statement.
Police from Kamukunji Police Station have been patrolling the streets and have helped many customers from being conned their hard-earned money.
“While many victims have benefitted from the timely intervention by our enhanced patrol teams, the unlucky few have ended up paying additional costs to the detriment of their pockets, with unreported incidences of customers losing their hard-earned cash in the daytime thuggery,” police stated.
This week, the officers patrolled the areas and found that businesses were being carried out in a genuine manner.
“In our routine spot checks, we have observed a consistent presence of mobile and static police teams along the notorious streets.
“With the overwhelming positive feedback from the public, it is evident shoppers now have an easy shopping experience,” police added.
How is that even possible…kwani kuna some signed agreement ndio mtu akatalie pesa yako? People have become too soft in this city…the last person who tried to con me in 2001 akisema he’s just won 300k from kenya charity sweepstake ati nitoe 5k ndio apewe tugawane probably still has ugly marks on his face.
I will go buy a small TV and if they try that nonsense, nipangie huyo jamaa atolewe some vertebrae kwa spinal cord and he spends life on a wheel chair.
Nothing raises rage inside me kama hii wizi ya ujinga. Can’t people do clean business? Sikatai kanairo watu ni kitafuta pesa but kama unauza turedio just do a clean transaction.
We need like an unofficial armed group to deal with such people.
Hio story nusunusu, Hekaya ziko , what they do unauziwa 42inch tv wanakutestia , wakati wakufunga hio tv unazumbaishwa hapo na sijui aerial, wanakufungia 32inch , ukifika home shock buda, ukirudi na polisi unaulizwa ulitestiwa , yes, ukaona TV yes , so unataka nini sasa unarukwa noma.
kuna jamaa waliimbia wakamruka alisukuma tv za display kaa sita kwa floor , wacon kichwa baya , kuna hekaya kaa daily huko.
Hii kitu nilifanyiwa 2011, pale karibu accra road. I almost cried. I felt like a woman, completely helpless. Hio ndio siku nilijua my abilities are limited. I actually reported to central police, and the cops took it even more casually.
It is not that simple. They put good price tags (like 3k for a sony dvd player). You go inside. You ask for it. They test it for you. They also test another fakish dvd player simultaneously – before your eyes, usiseme umegongwa. You pay. They give you a receipt. Then, here is the catch, they wrap for you the fakish dvd player. You ask them, wtf? They tell you this is what you paid for. If you want the sony player, you have to pay like 15k for it or some other outrageous figure. You ask for your money back then. They tell you goods once sold are not returnable. Now they start provoking you into a fight. They enjoy it when you get to this stage… You are outnumbered. It soon becomes clear that you are dealing with criminals.
But your rational mind tells you that it is not worth the trouble. It is not like the people uchezewa hii mchezo don’t have options. It is just that the other options are not worth it. For instance, ukiwalemea vita, watasema ulikuwa unataka kuiba kwa hio shop yao, ufanyiwe team building…
Before waanze kukugeuzia wanakuanga wamekusoma waone ujanja yako imefika wapi. Hapa trick ni kuwa sura mbaya na roho ngumu sio kuoneshana meno ukichekanga kama fala.
Strictly speaking, hujaibiwa. You paid money. You get a fakish electronic. Even at the police station, watakuuliza, how much did you pay? Xyz shillings. Did we give you something for it? Yes, but… not buts. [police are probably part of the scheme]…