𝕭𝖊𝖓 𝕯𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 retweeted
It’s hard for a young Kenyan without money or connections to succeed. Powerful players have built billion-shilling empires and political networks that can block newcomers with a single phone call. That’s why we struggle to build new factories and industries.
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𝕭𝖊𝖓 𝕯𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 retweeted
She ordered something that made me cancel the whole date… 😳
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Abraham Shakespeare won a $30 million lottery jackpot in 2006. Three years later, the money was gone, and so was he.
He had worked washing dishes and on garbage trucks in Lakeland, Florida. After the win, he paid off mortgages for family, friends, and some complete strangers. “I really would like my old life back,” he said.
Among the new friends was Dee Dee Moore, who offered to manage his money. In a home video, she asks whether he’s tired of people asking him for money. “They don’t take no for an answer,” he replies.
He was last seen in April 2009 but wasn’t reported missing until November. In January 2010, police found his body under a concrete slab in Moore’s backyard.
Prosecutors say she tried to convince his mother he was still alive, arranging a phone call with someone posing as him. Her ex-husband testified he dug a hole with a backhoe at her request.
Then came the forged letter to his mother, supposedly written by Shakespeare. He was illiterate.
Informant Greg Smith secretly recorded Moore. He testified she told him to burn the body and gave him a list of supplies, including kerosene. On tape, she also discussed a plan for another man to take the blame for about $50,000.
Moore maintains she is innocent. She faced a mandatory life sentence.
He escaped poverty for three years, surrounded by people who all wanted a piece of him. The one who offered to protect his money was the one burying him in her yard.
Was it the lottery that killed him, or the trust he placed in the wrong person?
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𝕭𝖊𝖓 𝕯𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 retweeted
they recovered KSh953 MILLION linked to inflated agent commissions. Imagine Safaricom is supposed to pay an agent KSh10,000 in commissions, but irregular transactions or manipulated records cause the system to calculate KSh15,000.
That extra KSh5,000 is an example of an inflated commission. If such irregularities occur across many transactions or agents, the amounts can accumulate significantly.
But that’s not all.
The company also reported cases involving theft, falsified records, and employees accessing customers’ call records without authorisation.
Meanwhile, Interpol estimated that Kenyans lost KSh491.6 million to SIM-swap fraud, which allows criminals to take control of victims’ phone numbers and potentially facilitate financial theft.
Think about that for a moment: Kenyans face fraud from outside, while Safaricom itself is dealing with alleged wrongdoing within its own ranks.
How safe is our money and personal data if the very people trusted to protect the system can allegedly abuse their access? This is concerning.
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𝕭𝖊𝖓 𝕯𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 retweeted
M-PESA SCANDAL: Safaricom has dismissed 118 employees over fraud-related misconduct. The details raise serious questions about the safety of our money and personal data.
Let me explain how they reportedly did it, starting with M-PESA commissions.
Safaricom says...1/2
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𝕭𝖊𝖓 𝕯𝖔𝖛𝖊𝖗 retweeted
Thierry Henry has posted a video regarding the criticism he received after co-hosting the Ballon d’Or ceremony with Kate Scott…
And it was the perfect response 👏🫡
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