Oyiri denied the charges and pleaded for lenient bail and surety, saying he had two wives and nine children who were all dependent on him.
A mechanic who allegedly went into hiding after receiving Sh130,000 accidentally sent to his M-Pesa account by a customer has been charged with wilfully withholding the erroneously delivered payment contrary to Section 35 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act of 2018.
Leonard Oyiri, 53, is accused of withholding the electronic payment of money sent to his M-Pesa account by Sadiq Abdi, who was to pay him Sh13,000 at his workshop in Kayole, Nairobi on August 13.
