Friend told to compensate after phone was stolen while in their possession

Piece by: WAMBUI FAITH

07 November 2023

• Have you been in a situation where your friend lost something that belonged to you or was stolen? Did you charge them for it?

The Morning Kiss with Chito Ndlovu and Sheilah Kwambox just got interesting we are solving a dilemma today.

Here is the story as Kwambox narrates;

"This girl went on a gig with her boyfriend and her boyfriend's friend, and when the party started she gave the boyfriend's friend the phone for him to keep it for her.

When it was time for her to get back her phone, the guy told her that both their phones and his wallets had been stolen. The babe made a fuss about it, now she wants compensation for her phone."

So our question is; Is she justified to ask for compensation?

Chito in contribution to the topic says that she is not because both of the phones are gone. She knew that they were attending a gig and in a gig, anything can happen. Why should he pay for the phone then if it is also stolen?

Kwambox's argument was that she told him to keep his eyes on the phone but he put it in his pocket. You know ogopa Nairobi it might be that he planned the whole thing.

I partly agree with what both Chito and Kwambox are saying, maybe he is innocent and they are both victims of the situation.

But considering that I have been in the same situation where a friend stole from me and she denied it only to see her with the same particular item a few weeks later the guy might have done the same.

One caller said, "He is not responsible for the phone, if she wanted her phone safe she should have kept it herself. Everyone knows that when you attend a concert you don't carry an iPhone, mtu hubeba Katululu."