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Crime Scene
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How M-Pesa transaction gave up two violent robbers to police

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A yellow police tape at the scene of a crime.

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On the night of December 7 and 8, 2016, Susan (not her real name) responded to a distress call from a sick friend in Ruiru town, Kiambu County.

She boarded a matatu from her residence in the area and alighted at Waki stage, intending to take a boda boda for quicker access to her friend’s home.