This archive report was first published on 21 September 2019.
On June 22 this year, Stanley Irungu received Sh60,000 via his M-Pesa account by mistake. Instead of returning the money to the sender, Millicent Atieno, he withdrew part of it and put it to personal use.
Atieno had sent the money by mistake and pleaded with Irungu to return it, but he ignored her. She even called Safaricom, but by the time they contacted Irungu, he had withdrawn Sh39,000, leaving only Sh21,000 recoverable.
After several attempts to convince Irungu to return the money failed, Atieno opted to go to court. Yesterday, Irungu was charged at the Makadara Law Courts with theft of Sh39,000, which he allegedly withdrew from his M-Pesa account by mistake.
Irungu was released on Sh20,000 cash bail after admitting that he withdrew the money but was willing to refund it. The case will be mentioned on October 1, 2019.
