Social media is the new nyumba kumi, a thread: On Friday evening, I was on a WhatsApp call with my sister while transferring money from my bank account to M-Pesa. Somehow, I mixed up one digit. I only noticed when I tried to make a payment and my M-Pesa balance was insufficient.
I called Equity, and it took 10 minutes to get through. After checking, they informed me the recipient had already withdrawn the money. I contacted a friend in the anti-fraud unit, who traced the number to Kamungei.
I searched the name on Facebook, found a local group, and posted about the transaction. Someone shared the chief’s number.But now had I tried calling "her"about 20 times, but she didn’t pick up. I texted and pleaded with her to return the cash but wapi...
Jana morning, jamaa wa anti fraud who i thought would help me simu ilikuwa mteja, so I went to the Karatina police station, reported and got an OB. I was referred to a DCI officer who said the case was complicated and asked me to return later.
Someone connected me with DCI from Eld and I got another contact in Sitok. By then, I had reached the chief, who promised to track the girl. Someone from FB asked me to call them, wakaniambia it's a guy with the number na ni mtu wa boda but line iko registered under the GF.
He also told me that the girl is a student at KMTC, jamaa wa DCI eld told me that the girl had switched off her phone but two other numbers were registered under the ID and location ilikuwa Eniming Baringo which collaborated story ya kadame kuwa KMTC
Joini I had their pictures and someone from Twitter went to the girl's home.I shared the pictures with the chief and he confirmed the number I sent the cash to was being used by the boda guy.He promised to have him arrested by morning. Today morning he sent me a please call me
I didn't call though,the chief called at 7 today and informed me that the guy was at his home with wazees, he refunded the money and apologised. Big up to watu wa Kamungei, those from the area who reached out and the senior chief Kamungei and those who prayed with met
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