M-Pesa agent risks jail for Sh271,200 mistakenly sent to her

Elizabeth Karimi Muthoni

Elizabeth Karimi Muthoni at the Kibera Law Courts in Nairobi on August 16, 2021, where she was charged with withdrawing Sh271,200 erroneously sent to her M-Pesa account. PHOTO | JOSEPH NDUNDA | NMG

A businesswoman risks spending two years in jail for keeping Sh271,200 erroneously sent to her M-Pesa account.

Appearing before Kibera Senior Principal Magistrate Philip Mutua on Monday, Elizabeth Karimi Muthoni admitted to withdrawing the money that had been erroneously sent to her agent account.

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