Principal Secretary for Internal Security and National Administration Dr Raymond Omollo on August 22, 2026. [Courtesy]
The Government has intensified efforts to combat cyber-enabled fraud after a new analysis revealed that mobile money featured in half of the computer fraud cases reported in Kenya between February and July this year.
The National Computer and Cybercrimes Coordination Committee (NC4) said mobile money was used either as a payment method or destination in 51 of 102 reported computer fraud cases reviewed during the six-month period.
The findings were presented during the 36th NC4 meeting chaired by Principal Secretary for the State Department for Internal Security and National Administration Dr Raymond Omollo.
“Mobile money was used as the payment method or destination in 51 of 102 reported computer fraud cases,” the NC4 analysis found.
Mobile money fraud emerged as the largest single fraud scheme, accounting for 19 cases, representing 18.6 per cent of the cases reviewed.
Investment and forex schemes followed with 16 cases, or 15.7 per cent, while cryptocurrency schemes accounted for 12 cases, equivalent to 11.8 per cent.
The analysis also found that 23 cases, or 22.5 per cent, contained explicit telecommunications or SIM-related indicators, raising concerns over the abuse of mobile communications infrastructure by fraudsters.