The law has finally caught up with a notorious father-and-son con duo accused of bleeding M-Pesa shops in Nairobi dry.
In a dramatic swoop, detectives pounced on 49-year-old Peter Mwendwa Musyoka and his 23-year-old son, Dennis Musyoka, both originally from Kitui, at their hideout in Komarock’s upscale Nyama Villa estate. The pair had gone underground after a daring Sh236,000 fraud at Gikomba market on September 2, 2025.
According to police, detectives from Shauri Moyo station meticulously trailed digital footprints that led straight to the suspects’ doorstep. What awaited officers at the residence painted a picture of a well-oiled fraud machine: a stash of used and unused SIM cards, fake and stolen ID cards, Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom paybill and agent numbers, as well as laptops and high-end smartphones suspected to have been the tools of their criminal trade.
Investigations have revealed that Peter, the father, was not only the mastermind but also the architect grooming his own son into the murky world of cyber cons. Together, they are believed to be part of a larger, shadowy syndicate that has been systematically preying on mobile money operators across Nairobi.
“The father recruited and trained his son into the scheme, turning him into his partner in crime,” a senior detective close to the investigations disclosed.
The Musyokas are now cooling their heels in custody as detectives move in on other members of the cartel. They are expected to be arraigned in court once investigations are finalized.
Their arrest marks a major breakthrough in the war against mobile money fraud, a menace that has cost unsuspecting M-Pesa operators millions of shillings in Nairobi’s bustling markets.
