Detectives have arrested a father and his son accused of conning M-Pesa operators in Nairobi’s Gikomba market out of Sh236,000.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), 49-year-old Peter Mwendwa Musyoka and his 23-year-old son, Dennis Musyoka, were arrested at their hideout in Nyama Villa estate, Komarock. Their arrest followed investigations by Shauri Moyo detectives, who tracked digital footprints linking them to the fraud that happened on September 2, 2025.
During the raid, detectives recovered used and unused SIM cards, national ID cards, agent and paybill numbers from Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom, as well as laptops and smartphones believed to have been used in the scheme.
Investigations revealed that the father was the mastermind, introducing his son to the illegal trade and grooming him into defrauding unsuspecting M-Pesa agents. The two are said to be part of a wider syndicate targeting mobile money dealers in Nairobi.
“Both suspects are currently in custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment, as detectives pursue other members of the syndicate,” the DCI said.
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