A man accused of hacking into the Jambopay client portal and siphoning Sh49 million was yesterday arraigned before a Nairobi court.
Joseph Momanyi appeared before Milimani Magistrate Ben Mark Ekhumbi, where it was alleged that he breached the Jambopay system and began funnelling the stolen funds to various Safaricom M-Pesa accounts, till numbers, and bank accounts.
Momanyi was arrested on the night of April 12 at his residence in Kahawa West, Nairobi, where police reportedly recovered numerous SIM cards registered under different names, as well as multiple mobile phones and a laptop.
In a sworn affidavit, Inspector Nixon Ngigi stated that Momanyi was apprehended following a complaint lodged by WebTribe Ltd, which operates the Jambopay platform. "The complainant alleged that on different dates between 19 July 2024 and 23 July 2024, its financial system (Jambopay client portal) was breached by unknown and unauthorised persons who illegally gained access to the system and transferred approximately Sh49,095,968 to different Safaricom mobile numbers (M-Pesa wallets), several bank accounts, and till numbers," said Ngigi.
