Kenyan Man Regrets Spending KSh 39k Mistakenly Sent To Him, Says He's Undergoing Problems

• A man opened up about the pain he went through after using money that was mistakenly sent to him on his mobile phone
• He received over KSh 39,000, but instead of returning the money wrongfully sent to him, he spent all of it
• He said he had agonising experiences after spending the money, including losing his son and his cattle and being involved in an accident

A man has expressed remorse after misusing money sent to his phone number.

The man said he received over KSh 39,000 from a strange number and was filled with mixed reactions.

Warning against using money

He noted he had never received such a huge amount of money and was slightly confused.

The money was meant for another person living in Kibera, but he thought he was lucky.

"I did not know about reversing money, so I spent it. Some of it was used to settle some loans. I sent my wife some money and explained what had happened. She warned me against using money that was not ours, but I did not listen," he said.

Following up on a road accident case

It was not long before he had strange experiences, which he blamed on the use of money mistakenly sent to him.

First, he said he was involved in an accident where a car ran over his foot while he was waiting for a vehicle at a bus station.

"I was taken to hospital for first aid. We later went to the police station to record a statement. The matter was taken to court, but after several hearings, there was no help. I am following up on the case today," he said.

Losing cows, son

Recently, he said he lost a son, which was the highlight of his strange experiences that made him rethink the decision he made over the money sent to him.

He said the son passed away shortly after being born, leaving the family in unprecedented pain and heartbreak.

"I also lost my cows, and in all these, I kept on replaying the words of my wife that I never heeded. Now I am in so much pain and great loss," he said.

Kiambu rider returns money to client

Separately, a boda boda rider returns KSh 10,000 mistakenly sent to him by a customer.

John Muchiri Mwangi said his heart was at peace after returning money sent to him by mistake.

The boda boda rider was supposed to receive KSh 1,250 from his client but received KSh 11,250 from her.

The Kiambu father of one said it was not the first time such an incident had occurred, yet in all times, he never failed to return the money.