Man arrested after spending Ksh6.7M mistakenly sent to his account
Detectives have arrested a person of interest accused of spending Ksh6.7 million that was mistakenly deposited into his bank account, months after a company discovered the error and sought to recover the money. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the person of interest was arrested on Saturday, October 24, 2026, along Lantana Road in […]
A man, Dickson Yiaile Sitei, has been arrested for spending Sh6.7 million that was mistakenly credited to his bank account. This occurred following an error during the processing of 74 electronic payments on November 18, 2025. A legitimate rent payment of Sh72,000 for the company's Suswa shop was mistakenly included in the sum, along with an additional Sh6,744,354 intended for another company.
Upon discovery, Sitei was apprehended on October 24, 2026, in Westlands, Nairobi. He was charged with Intentional Withholding of Erroneously Delivered Payment and Money Laundering, as per the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act and the Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering Act.
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