A Kenyan lady is accused of hacking into a government organization in Zimbabwe and stealing Ksh 14.8 billion.
Primrose Nyeri Mwangi, a lady, is accused of breaking into the systems of the Zimbabwe Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef) and diverting $120 million (about Ksh14 billion) unlawfully from their accounts.
The payment of 2.4 billion into the bank account of Maffkett Trading was made by Primrose, who is also the director of Primkett Travel & Tours and Maffkett Trading.
The remaining sum was sent to the accounts of Atrier Engineering CBZ, Newplaces (Pvt) Limited NBS, and Tavaka Holding NBS.
Primrose is accused of conspiring with Prosper Hove and Gerald Pondai to breach the ZIMDEF data systems in order to gain codes that would allow them to steal money from the organization’s accounts.
Detectives are still searching for the other two suspects who are still at large while the accused was arraigned at the Harare Magistrates Court today.
Only KSh 3.7 million of the KSh 14.8 billion have been recovered so far after one of the transactions was cancelled by the national Building Society.
She was also accused of doing business in Zimbabwe despite only having a tourist visa for the country.
The 40-year-old woman is still being held while authorities decide whether to grant her bail.
