THE STANDARD
KENYA
Pallbearers burying the late Peter Kania Kariuki at the Church of Torch in Kikuyu on July 30, 2020. [File, Standard]
As Deputy President William Ruto was leading friends and family in burying PCEA secretary general Rev Peter Kania in July last year, something strange was happening in the background.
The bank accounts belonging to the deceased were being swept clean by fraudsters.
It took the family 14 days to discover that Sh3 million had been withdrawn from the bank accounts. The fraudsters had also applied for a loan of Sh500,000.
The money was moved from the bank accounts through mobile cash transfer service.