In the buzzing underbelly of Nairobi’s nightlife scene, where celebs rub shoulders with the city’s hustlers, a high-tech twist has turned a simple phone loss into a viral whodunit.
Media personality Willis Raburu, known for his sharp takes on TV and his unfiltered social media vibe, is on a mission to reclaim his swanky Samsung Galaxy Fold after it vanished at the iconic Carnivore Grounds.
But here’s the juicy part: the phone’s sneaky security feature snapped a pic of the finder (or should we say, the opportunistic “keeper”?) and emailed it straight to Raburu, putting the guy’s face all over the internet.
Word on the street—or rather, on Facebook and the Kenyan blogosphere—is that this all went down over the weekend.
Raburu dropped the bombshell in a post that’s racking up shares faster than a matatu in rush hour: “Jana we lost Samsung Galaxy Fold at carnivore. Cool feature that it had was that if you input the WRONG screen lock code it takes a picture of you and sends it on email. Well this guy clearly FOUND the phone. If you know him or if you see this sir, DM me OR email [email protected].”
Attached? Two grainy, dimly lit selfies of a man in a light-colored bucket hat, staring into the camera like he’s auditioning for a spy thriller. One shot’s a bit blurry, but the other? Crystal clear enough to spark a city-wide game of “spot the thief.”
For those not in the know, Raburu’s no stranger to the spotlight. The strategist and consultant has been a fixture in Kenyan media, dishing out commentary that’s as bold as his style.
But this time, it’s personal. Sources whisper that the Galaxy Fold isn’t just any gadget—it’s a premium foldable beast worth a pretty penny, and losing it at Carnivore, Nairobi’s legendary spot for eats and beats, adds that extra layer of irony.
Was it a pickpocket in the crowd? A forgetful reveler who “found” it and decided to crack the code? The grapevine’s abuzz with theories, from “he looks familiar from the club scene” to “Samsung just invented the ultimate anti-theft troll.”
Raburu’s appeal has folks scrolling through their contacts and timelines, hoping to ID the mystery man. “Busted!” scream the headlines on local gossip sites, painting the guy as the unwitting star of his own exposure.
No word yet on whether the phone’s been returned or if the police are involved, but in a town where stories spread like wildfire, this one’s got legs. If you’re the hat-wearing gent in the pics, better hit up that DM—Raburu’s waiting, and so is half of Kenya.
Stay tuned; the grapevine never sleeps. Who knows, this could end with a heartfelt reunion or a plot twist worthy of a Netflix special. In the meantime, reminder to all: enable that wrong-PIN camera snap on your devices. You never know when it’ll turn you into a detective.
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