Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has accused Safaricom of suspending the M-Pesa Paybill used by the Linda Mwananchi movement to collect public contributions. Sifuna made the claim on Thursday, July 23, 2026, shortly after the campaign reported raising hundreds of thousands of shillings from Kenyans through small donations. “@SafaricomPLC wamefunga paybill ya mwananchi after ‘orders from
At times, users going about their daily activities may accidentally send money via M-PESA to the wrong Paybill number. This can cause distress, especially when the money was intended for urgent use. A Paybill number is a unique business number on M-PESA that allows customers to make payments directly to a company, organisation, or institution.