[kictanet] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi

Thu Nov 24 20:07:44 EAT 2011

Sorry Adar about that. Happened to me off Lusaka Road at 5:30pm a few
weeks ago. About 5 High School age kids with 3 guns. Took a few laptops
from a few of the motorists, phones, money, purses. That was before we
(Safaricom) launched the cloud and you guessed it, my data wasn't backed
up. We launched the cloud a couple of weeks later. Now I am wiser.

Judy.

@judynjogu

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On Behalf Of Philip Adar
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 1:03 PM
To: Judy Njogu
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Daylight Robbery along Southern Bypass - Nairobi

Thanks Ken,
I experienced and survived. Maybe they may be fatal to someone next
time.

Objective: Let's try to warn as many people as possible. Media can have
a role to play.

Regards
Philip

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:33 PM, Chelimo Ken <ken at kenyatelecentres.org>
wrote:

Dear All,

This is a very scary experience at the hands of youthful robbers. Being
in the media, I have read and watched many incidents on this bypass both
happening during day time and at night. Most of the incidents happen on
this bypass especially behind Carnivore on your way to Mombasa Road.
Motorists should be extremely careful and police should swing into
action. I will try to publish this information in the Star newspaper
where I work on Monday to create  public awareness and make the police
act promptly.

Ken Chelimo

On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Dennis Kioko <dmbuvi at gmail.com> wrote:

	There was a guys who reported the same story about the same
bypass either last year or the year before. 

	On 24 November 2011 11:24, Philip Adar <philip.adar at gmail.com>
wrote:

		Who knows when they will ever come calling?

		It is on Wednesday 23rd November 2011, I left office
(Ngong Road) with another appointment at 6pm in Nairobi West. To make it
in time, I decide that Ngong road is not fast enough and clearly
remembers the usability of an alternative "short-cut" route; the
Southern Bypass. After all, it is still daytime. 

		As I take my turn into the Southern Bypass, driving
towards Langata, everything seems okay. Several on coming cars are seen.
Actually the road is busy, many vehicles but nevertheless that is good
for security and some great distances are covered pretty fast.

		One little hill done, then valley, then the next hill is
approach, actually now mid way along this route. Suddenly, some vehicle
is spotted parked on the right side of the road, doors wide open. I slow
down a bit, avoiding to hit onto the doors of the other vehicle. Speed
is reduced from an average of 100Km/h to 30 or 40Km/h, and the car is
now positioned for the eventual overtaking. 

		Suddenly a youthful Kenyan is spotted doing his nation
building duties. He is standing in the middle of the road, about 30
meters away; with a gun in hand; pointing towards the on-coming car. I
tries a U-turn on this "loose earth" road, impossible on this narrow
road with deep trenches on both sides of the road . 2 gun shots in quick
succession are fired towards me; and by now I realizes that the road is
narrow and the u-turn cannot work at all. 

		Cornered, un-armed and frightened, I surrenders and
obeys. I jumps out of the car and my belly is welcomed flat on the dusty
murram road. My feet landing directly on the muddy waterway on the side
of the road. Not comfortable, but in situations like this; instincts
quickly gathers that you do not complain! My pockets are frisked; the
car is run-sacked; everything is taken away. out of curiosity I peep
from under the car over the other sides and immediately notices a couple
of other private cars (about 5 to 7 in total); occupants (both men women
of stature); all sharing in my predicament on the surface of the murram
road. I consoles myself that after all, it will be many murders, not
just one. Something like this may definitely attract the governments
attention to these matters of security.  

		In a couple of minutes, the youth group (approximately 5
in total); invites everybody back to their cars as they dash into the
nearby Ngong forest. In fact they shout thank you's to us for having
chosen to travel this short-cut road without traffic jams and even
encourages us to continue using it in the future. We are reminded that
with no resistance, things can never get bloody...

		Indeed, very nice words for me by now...

		I collects himself from the ground, dusts off a little
bit, but most of the mud is too stubborn. Luckily, the car engine is
still running. About 500 meters from the scene, I notices several
vehicles; private cars and public vans (buses and matatu's) parked on
the road waiting for the ordeal happening just ahead to complete. Of
course it is clear that they watched the whole episode. Some by-standers
(about 10 to 15) as well are spotted by the road side, watching the
episode. 

		As I continue down the road about 2Km from the robbery
scene, I spots two cops on patrol. I slow down and pulls over to the
attention of the two cops armed to the teeth, each with an AK-47. I
narrates the ordeal briefly and the cops asks for a quick ride to reach
the scene and follow the gun-trotting youths. After all, I have lost so
much; I agree to drive the cops. The car is now a police response
vehicle. By now the cops are asking too many questions: How many were
they?, did they have guns?, I heard some gun shots, was it there!,
roughly how many people/cars were there? How much money did they take
from you??? etc. I give rough estimates as we speed towards the scene,
now beaming with confidence. After all, I am protected with two AK-47's
(most probably loaded). The cops promises to get something back, if not
everything, but at least the documents which they are sure will not be
useful for these youthful Kenyans doing their part in the
nation-building business. 

		After some distance, I pull over and shows the two cops
the presumed location of the incident, but they refuses to accept this
location and points to some other location some 500 meters ahead. I
drives further ahead and actually realizes that I was confused. The cops
who were about 2-3 KM away from the scene of the incident knows
better...!!! 

		The cops disembark, heads towards the forest and urges
him to proceed and report the incident at Karen police station.    

		The morale of the true story: The Southern Bypass in NOT
safe anytime, day or night; with or without the police. Sambaza to your
contacts. It is not an interesting thing to experience. 

		Can media highlight such cases publicly on prime time
news so that all Nairobians get to know these unsafe places? If someone
could have died, yes; it could have been on news! We can help others by
warning tirelessly, without surrender...

		-- 
		Regards

		Philip Adar

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