A 27-year-old Meru University second-year dropout, Seth Mwabe Okwanyo, suspected to be behind the hacking of Afrisend Money Transfer Limited, leading to the loss of over Sh11 million, has been charged with unauthorised access to a computer system, computer fraud, and 18 counts of money laundering.
Seth Mwabe Okwanyo, also known as Seth Onyango Odhiambo, was arraigned before Milimani Senior Resident Magistrate Irene Thamana, where he denied all the charges.
The prosecution alleges that on July 16, 2025, at Afrisend Money Transfer Limited in Nairobi County, Okwanyo, jointly with others not before court, knowingly and without authority infringed the company’s security measures.
He is accused of temporarily manipulating the firm’s payment system, causing it to fraudulently transfer Sh11,410,165 from account number 0852292006 domiciled at Diamond Trust Bank (DTB), thereby occasioning financial loss to the company.
Okwanyo also faces 18 counts of money laundering contrary to the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act.
The court heard that he allegedly transferred portions of the money to various individuals in a bid to disguise the source of the funds.
In one count, he is accused of transacting Sh1,009,000 to an Equity Bank account belonging to Josphat Kemoi. In another, he allegedly transferred Sh327,000 to an account held by Eliasgar Mohammed, knowing the money was proceeds of crime.
He was released on a cash bail of Sh500,000.
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