Nairobi is not safe any more.

Thanks to the 40 Brothers gang that operates in the CBD. During the day.

Yaani, these guys are daylight robbers and they have swung into full gear robbing people without a care in the world.

They usually target people leaving ATMs, forex bureaux and M-Pesa shops — and even pedestrians going about their businesses.

According to the Daily Nation, Once they zero in on a target, the gangs, that are made up of 10 or more people who walk in smaller groups, will converge and surround the victim – leaving no room for escape.

One victim told the Daily Nation, "They started by taking my laptop bag from my shoulders and then my wallet and my phone. I tried seeking help from another man who was walking between the vehicles in the opposite direction, only for me to realise that they were together,” he said, adding that he was also injured.

Apart from this, another gang using motorcycles has been snatching handbags and mobile phones from pedestrians in the city centre.

They will then take whatever their victim is carrying before frisking the pockets to take more valuables. In many instances, they leave their victims’ clothes in tatters. It is a crime that, in most instances, takes about 30 seconds, not even giving onlookers time to react. The criminals then split into smaller groups and walk away from the scene.

The leader of one criminal gang – which our sources identify as the 40 Brothers – is said to bizarrely insist that those who take part in the crime must leave with a piece of torn cloth from each victim as proof that they deserve a share of the loot at the end of the day.

“These ‘boys’ had been dealt with many years ago. I don’t understand why they have been allowed to return and terrorise wananchi,” said our source, who is an officer at Central Police Station.