Male revelers in Thika town are increasingly becoming a worried lot following many cases of drink-spiking in various pubs more so those in the town centre.
You will rarely miss drama in the town streets especially on Weekend mornings after a night of heavy drinking and extravagance where revellers accuse each other over loss of money, phones or other valuables.
This kind of theft, as many have realised, is perpetrated by commercial sex workers through drink-spiking. This has become common in pubs where the prostitutes frequent and the reap time for them is usually on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays when all and sundry meet in these joints to 'kukata jasho' after a week of the so-called 'hard work'.
However, the prostitutes have now devised new ways to ensure that that they never miss out on their targets. One of the ways is that the women are now going in groups of three to five with not less than two male companions.
The men are basically for security in case the victim miraculously wakes up after taking a drink spiked with drugs and brings a commotion. The men will handle him plus the friends who may have accompanied him.
Thika prostitutes involved in this crime have also become very trendy. They wear expensive clothes, order their own drinks and pay for them (mostly expensive ones) and have expensive make-ups and cologne. They will, however, keep a hawk-eye on male patrons with heavy pockets and will not hesitate to pounce on them when a chance emerges.
They are also known of sitting in strategic areas within the pubs where every male reveller will get their attention. And if you are one of the members of 'Team Mafisi Sacco' you won't avoid falling into their trap. So, next time you visit Thika and find drama around a bar, know that a patron or a member of Team Mafisi Sacco has lost something dear to them.
Male revellers here are strictly advised to avoid entertaining strangers especially women on their tables and leaving their drinks unattended.
Photo: People watch a drama involving two male revellers robbed at Thika's Sky Motel after one of the man's drink was spiked with drugs. Cases of drink-spiking in the town are sending cold shivers into male revellers spines as they have become the major victims.