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 After checking, they informed me the recipient had already withdrawn the money.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.