On Thursday, August 7, 2025, a man who had allegedly stolen a television set from a local pastor’s home started to walk through the market centre with the stolen item boldly balanced on his shoulder like a casual shopper, leaving the residents of Kamasielo village in Bungoma County in a state of stunned disbelief.
The man, who is notorious in the community for petty theft, did not try to hide the TV or run away, according to witnesses. Instead, he walked confidently and slowly through crowded paths while an increasing number of villagers silently followed him from a distance, afraid to disturb what they called a scene “too confusing to interfere with”.
Without sweating or seeming to acknowledge the bewildered crowd following him in utter silence, the guy marched for over three hours, from dawn till late morning, down the dusty roads from the village’s outskirts to the chief’s tent. To read more, click here.