DNK International By Our Reporter,Mombasa.
An Italian tourist has reported the theft of cash and mobile phones after meeting a man he had befriended on an online platform in Mombasa.
According to a report recorded at Mbaraki Police Station, the tourist, identified as Ottonello Carlo, arrived in Kenya on Thursday and was due to leave on September 28.
Carlo told police that he had met the man online and arranged to meet him at rented premises at the KPA Residential Houses in Mombasa, where the man was to act as his tour guide.
The two met on Thursday spent the night at the premises, where they took drinks together.
However, Carlo said he woke up the following morning feeling dizzy and discovered that his companion was missing.
He subsequently realised that two mobile phones—a Google Pixel 9 Pro and Google Pixel 6a along with €750 and Sh2,000 had been stolen.
Officers from the Tourist Police Unit, Mombasa Central Base, visited the scene and processed it as investigations commenced.
The case remains under investigation by the Tourist Police Unit in Mombasa.
[Daily News Kenya-International@September 26,2026]
