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.
On December 13, 2005, two Armenian nationals, Artur Margaryan and Artur Sargsyan, arrived in Kenya. Initially, their arrival attracted little public attention. Subsequent investigations revealed that the two individuals obtained Kenyan passports and immigration documentation under highly controversial circumstances. A parliamentary inquiry conducted in 2007 into the activities of the Armenian nationals paints a detailed