Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 49-year-old man and his 23-year-old son for allegedly conning unsuspecting M-Pesa operators – proving that like father like son extends beyond virtuous traits.

According to the DCI, Peter Mwendwa Musyoka and his son, Dennis Musyoka, were caught at their hideout in Komarock’s Nyama Villa estate after investigators traced digital footprints linking them to a Ksh.236,000 M-Pesa scam that unfolded on September 2, 2025, at Gikomba Market.

During a search of their lair, detectives recovered a stash of used and unused SIM cards, ID cards, agent and paybill numbers from Safaricom, Airtel, and Telkom, as well as laptops and smartphones – all tools believed to have been used to orchestrate the scam. If only they had used all that tech-savvy for legitimate purposes!

Preliminary investigations revealed that the father, believed to be the mastermind, had roped his son into the scheme as part of a broader syndicate targeting mobile money dealers.

The duo was taken into custody, processed, and now awaits arraignment on fraud charges.