Self-driven hire cars are among the rising targets for car theft syndicates that have stolen hundreds of cars from Kenya. Reports indicate that International theft rings operating in Kenya and Tanzania are now, on average, smuggling about 10 vehicles a day from Kenya's major cities and towns to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi and Malawi via Tanzania and Uganda.
Some models of cars with versatile parts can generate more funds than the car itself is worth. Many car owners look for insurance to mitigate the effects of theft by replacing the stolen car, but the easiest way to prevent theft is by using tracking devices.
