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A Kenyan has just beaten Safaricom PLC in court and been awarded Sh1.4 billion.
And honestly, this case is disturbing.
Peter Nthei Muoki says he developed a child-wallet concept for M-Pesa and pitched it to Safaricom in 2021.
According to court documents, he was told it wasn’t workable. Then later, Safaricom rolled out a similar feature.
He sued.
And High Court Judge Josephine Wayua Wambua Mong'are ruled in his favour.
Safaricom has now been ordered to pay him Sh1.4 billion plus annual royalties.
Imagine being told your idea won’t work, then later seeing it launched by one of the biggest companies in the country.
That’s the painful part.
Because, how many ordinary Kenyans have pitched ideas to powerful companies, been ignored, and watched those same ideas come back as products?
This case will make many innovators think twice.


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