This archive report was first published on 1 October 2019.
On October 1, 2019, a glimmer of hope emerged for Faith Wanjiku, a 73-year-old woman who claims to have lost Sh970,000 from her Equity Bank account.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), three suspects - Antony Babu Kaira, Kelvin Maina, and Joseph Kariuki - were arrested by detectives based in Thika West on Tuesday.
The DCI stated that the amount was transacted in four series using the Eazzy App, with Sh300,030 going to Antony Kaira, Sh300,030 to Kelvin Maina, Sh300,030 to Vivian Jelagat, and Sh70,000 to various Equitel numbers.
However, it remains unclear how the suspects accessed Wanjiku's account, as she claims she does not own a smartphone to install the Eazzy Pay app.
State House Digital Director Dennis Itumbi, who has led the campaign for Wanjiku to get justice, stated that she had opened an account with the bank to deposit money from the sale of a piece of land.
Two million shillings was deposited into the account, which would have aided her in buying another land and building a house to settle in.
Itumbi added that the victim had never lost her ATM and that, upon reporting the matter to the bank, an official claimed that she had shared her PIN number with a third party, which she denied doing.
