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Key suspect in fake M-Pesa account probe held in Tanzania

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) George Kinoti when he appeared before the National Assembly Security Committee at Continental House, Nairobi on Tuesday 20/03/18[Boniface Okendo,Standard]

A man police accuse of being behind fake M-Pesa accounts used to con MPs and other VIPs has been arrested in Tanzania.

He was arrested in Tarime, where he has been hiding for two weeks.

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