The two suspects had allegedly stolen a Nissan Fuga and were driving it towards Bamburi Mtambo from Bamburi Mwisho.
However, the two mysteriously stopped the car, parked it outside a clinic, got out of the car, undressed and started bathing in a nearby pool of mud water.
"They were saying the weather was so hot and they needed a bath," said an eye witness.
A snake was allegedly following them.
The two suspected car thieves however picked up the snake and started speaking to it. They danced with it as if they were having a conversation, according to eyewitnesses.
They took turns carrying the snake around their neck.
Some eyewitnesses said they recognized the car, which they said belonged to a man living near Anwarali, in Kisauni constituency saying the two will only be "released" after the car owner arrives at the scene.
Hundreds of curious onlookers milled around them with the Police, who arrived later, had a hard time controlling the crowd.
The incident caused a massive traffic snarl-up as onlookers tried to get a glimpse of the two.
Occasionally, the two caused near stampedes as they threatened to throw the snake into the crowd.
All the while, the live snake never left their hands.
Incidences of people using witchcraft to capture thieves are not uncommon in Mombasa and other parts of the country.
In January, a suspected thief was found lying outside a house from where he had stolen a goat in Majaoni area of Kisauni constituency.
The suspected thief had tied the goat with a rope and used it as a pillow.
He was stark naked.
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