A woman in Nakuru County caused a stir after she was caught on camera allegedly stealing a phone from an Ena Coach passenger.
In a viral video shared on X, the young woman, dressed in a brown T-shirt, black sweatpants and sneakers, is heard admitting she had taken the phone but claimed she had already returned it to the owner.
“Si nimerudisha simu, ni nini mbaya na nyinyi?” she says in the clip.
She is seen surrounded by a crowd, with some people threatening to rough her up while others step in to defend her.
At one point, a man is heard cautioning the crowd against violence, saying, “Msipige msichana.”
According to men at the scene, the woman was identified after the bus company reviewed its CCTV footage.
They claim she had initially denied taking the phone before the footage allegedly showed her in the act.
“Ameiba simu huyu na alikuwa anakataa. CCTV imemwonyesha vizuri,” one man says.
Another person urges passengers to board the Ena Coach bus so the journey can resume as the commotion continues.
The video ends amid the chaos, sparking mixed reactions online. While some social media users defended the woman and questioned the evidence, others argued that the situation would have been worse if the suspect were male.
Rev Elidamos Makali wrote, “This is outright harassment of the lady. Where is the phone?”
Another user, Uncle wa Harrier, commented, “Ingekuwa mwanaume ile vita angekua amepigwa hapo.”
Despite clear laws, cases of mob justice remain rampant in Kenya, sometimes resulting in serious injuries, deaths and destruction of property.
However, mob justice is illegal. Those who take the law into their own hands risk facing criminal charges, including assault or murder.
The Constitution guarantees every person, including crime suspects, the right to dignity and protection from cruelty or physical abuse.