A Nairobi lady has sued Safaricom PLC after her KSh 2,700, mistakenly sent via M-Pesa, was used to offset the recipient’s Fuliza debt.
Her reversal request was declined. She has now moved to the High Court challenging that policy as unconstitutional.
When I send money to someone, my intention is clear that I am transferring funds to THAT person. I am not entering into a contract with Safaricom to help them recover loans. I am not agreeing to become a guarantor. I am not volunteering to settle another adult’s overdraft.
How then does my money automatically clear someone else’s debt without my consent?
We must be very careful as a country not to normalise silent policies that shift financial burdens to third parties. Digital convenience should not override basic principles of fairness and property rights.
Yes, the recipient may have agreed to Fuliza terms. But I did not.And this is the core issue.
If money is mistakenly sent and reversal is denied because it has already been swallowed by a debt recovery system, then we are creating a dangerous precedent one where corporations quietly prioritise loan recovery over consumer protection.
At the very least, there should be a clear warning before completing a transaction:“The recipient has an outstanding Fuliza balance. Funds may be used to offset debt. Proceed?”
This case is bigger than 2,700 shillings. It is about how far automated financial systems can go without violating basic rights.
Ooops, maybe you try another one - on the same lake, at the same time, the disciples were rowing a boat - or are you proposing an even greater miracle? And why did Peter sink in the frozen lake - Matthew 14:22-33.
Karura Forest being cleared while we tweet?
Monday morning: Injunction application filed.
You don't touch Nairobi's lungs without a fight.
Who's with me in court?
Tag your network.
#SaveKarura#EnvironmentalJustice
FACT VS. FICTION: Horror author Stephen King is facing backlash online for a post tearing into President Trump’s personal life, including a line claiming that Trump has no children.
The remarks quickly drew criticism from social media users.
H.E Rigathi Gachagua is unapologetically a Kikuyu supremist and a tribalist class A. But he makes a valid point when he calls out leaders from Northern Kenya and tells the truth about them. Hon Rigathi Gachagua is 💯 right when he says (a) Northern Kenya leaders are thieves who steal from their people and invest public funds in Nairobi, (b) Northern Kenyan leaders can't account for about Kshs 1 trillion given to the region since devolution started in 2013. (c) Northern Kenya leaders have not built world class institutions ie schools, hospitals etc and have EATEN CDF money. (d) Northern Kenyans leaders including MCAs are all domiciled in Nairobi and have homes, wives and children only in Nairobi and none in Northern Kenya. Look at Garissa and Marsabit. Where did Kshs 300 billion in devolution money go to? Leaders steal money left, right and centre and nothing happens. Gachagua is playing politics, but when he talks about Northern Kenyan leaders and how they have let down their people he is being truthful and i'm with him 💯.
Man files constitutional petition at High Court seeking total ban of loud music in PSVs; Samuel Nyamari argues it violates multiple rights of commuters and amounts to psychological torture.
FLASHBACK
Serena Williams tells Letterman:
“Men’s & women’s tennis are completely different sports. If I played Andy Murray, I’d lose 6-0, 6-0 in 5 minutes…. It’s true.
He would kill me. Men are a lot faster, serve harder, and hit harder. I only want to play girls.”
This is how the Mai Mahiu escarpment will look like once the Nairobi–Nakuru–Mau Summit Highway is completed.
This stretch of the 233KM project will rival some of the most scenic highways found in Singapore, Switzerland, China or Malaysia
As you add on, you have to abandon - Peter Drucker.
I think this is good counsel for me, two weeks to the year end, with new notebooks for a new set of resolutions!
"My pronouns are they/them; that’s what I usually share with people. However, for this particular meeting, I will come out fully… My pronouns are she/they/him."
I listened to Erika Kirk’s full speech at the memorial, and I want to share a few thoughts that came to me while live streaming the event. This is not political.
First, I should say that I grew up as a Muslim in a Muslim country. I don’t know enough about Christianity to say if what I witnessed is rooted in faith or culture. But what struck me most was how, even though death is heavy and this was by nature a sad occasion, the entire event carried a celebratory spirit that honored life.
That contrast hit me deeply. In Islam, even though we believe that good people go to heaven, the relationship with God is taught through fear. Funerals are overwhelmingly sad, often filled with warnings of the terrifying first night in the grave. Growing up hearing that, and then witnessing people celebrate life, speak of God’s love, and remember someone through the impact he had on others; it felt so refreshing, so positive.
Second, I was profoundly moved by @MrsErikaKirk’s words. I cannot fathom the strength it takes to stand and deliver such a meaningful speech after losing the love of your life. But even more than that, the grace it takes to forgive the very person who destroyed your world. I cannot imagine myself standing on a stage, sending love to those who cheered your husband’s murder, or inviting others to spread God’s love in response because, as she said, “we do not respond to hate with hate.” That is powerful beyond words.
Again, I am ignorant when it comes to Christianity, but if this is what it truly embodies, then I am envious of those who get to experience that feeling.