This archive report was first published on 13 January 2020.
On January 13, 2020, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) obtained court orders compelling telecommunications firm Safaricom to share M-Pesa account details of a missing Congolese taxi driver.
Gasore Banganza, a taxi driver, was reported missing on December 19, 2019, after his phone was used to transfer money on December 18, 2019.
His brother, Jackson Munini, reported his disappearance at Kayole Police Station, and he has never been seen since then.
Constable Patrick Wachira of Kayole DCI offices sought the court orders before Chief Magistrate Heston Nyaga of the Makadara Law Courts to be supplied with registration details of the holder of the number that received the cash.
