I lost Sh31m and brother to the pyramid schemes

Jane Musimbi, 62, was all set for a comfortable retirement after decades working for one of the leading banks in Kenya. But the financial scams that rocked the country between 2006 and 2007 dealt her a double tragedy, inflicting lifetime scars  on her.

Musimbi (pictured) not only lost over Sh31 million to the pyramid schemes; she also lost a brother, Elphas Kimiywi, who was thrown off the eighth floor of a city high-rise building by enraged investors who were demanding their money back from the organisation he worked for.
The two had for long worked together at the Barclays Bank of Kenya as part of the management team.