This archive report was first published on 15 August 2019.
Published on August 15, 2019, a Safaricom employee was arraigned in a Nairobi court for allegedly stealing money from a deceased customer's mobile money wallet.
Peter Odhiambo Ochieng' allegedly accessed Janet Khaniri's Safaricom SIM card and stole Sh45,600 from her M-Pesa account on July 2.
According to the charge sheet, Mr. Ochieng' accessed the SIM card belonging to the deceased wife of Wilson Karani Khaniri, taking advantage of his position as a Safaricom employee.
He was arraigned before Milimani Senior Principal Magistrate Martha Mutuku and jointly charged with others not before the court.
Mr. Ochieng' pleaded not guilty to all charges and was released on a bond of Sh200,000 with an alternative of Sh100,000 cash bail.
The case will be heard on September 23.
