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Widespread service outage disrupted M-pesa-related transactions on January 9, 2023. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
I was out and about early in the week, like most Kenyans, doing some shopping while armed with nothing but my phone.
Fortunately for me, I was in a locality where I know most traders by name, so they trusted that I'd pay for the goods offered when the Safaricom system was restored.
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