Nairobi County Chief Environment Officer Geoffrey Mosiria has warned of a new trick used by thieves in the Central Business District to steal from Kenyans, as cases of robbery skyrocket.

During a routine patrol in the Nairobi Central Business District on Saturday night, Mosiria revealed that some of the thugs were posing as police officers after busting a suspected thief in possession of handcuffs.

In a video shared by the county official, the man, a member of a street family, was seen being questioned by the county employees on where he found the handcuffs, which were determined to belong to the National Police Service (NPS).

Although the man insisted that he had found the handcuffs while rummaging through trash, Mosiria insisted he was among the CBD thieves who steal from unwitting Kenyans by impersonating police officers.