Morara Kebaso launches M-Pesa refund drive to clear his name

Social media activist and businessman Morara Kebaso has declared his readiness to refund all the monies donated to him by Kenyans at the height of his popularity.

Kebaso, who has kept a significantly low profile over the last several months, on Friday took to his X account to ask anyone who ever contributed to his campaign machinery to share their M-Pesa records as he was ready to refund the donations and prove his detractors wrong.

"If you need a refund for any contribution you made to me when i was raising funds kindly reply below with the Mpesa message or check your Mpesa statement and recover the Mpesa ref. code. I would like to refund any Kenyan that may have thought that the contributions were a motivation for me seek leadership," he wrote.

Morara's announcement was quickly met with derision and ridicule from a section of X users who accused him of mismanaging his popularity and mishandling the immense trust Kenyans had bestowed on him.

X user Muthoni Njakwe told him, "You had a great chance to rise in the leadership realm, but you blew it," to which he replied, "You dragged me down everyday."

User George T. Diano also slammed Morara, saying, "You really are not ripe for leadership,, just log out & take a break man."

Morara replied: "You have trolled and insulted me everyday. I have gotten to a point where am ready to refund. Please save my time and paste those Mpesa messages and reference codes."

Someone else said, "That's what MPs have been doing Morara and it's conmanship! Diverting public funds to their operations and returning the money once their systems stabilize leaving the public with little time for utilization of development funds. Confirmed what you would have become!"

Soon as the Gen Z demonstrations rocked the country, circa June 2024, Morara Kebaso emerged as one of the brightest stars of the online revolution and one of the most formidable youthful voices railing against the President William Ruto administration.

He, however, soon lost popularity with the general online audience after many accused him of turning his back against the Gen Z and colluding with the political powers.

Others started accusing him of running a dishonest scheme by continously raising funds to merely boost his businesses and not to, among other things, traverse the country and highlight stalled projects that President Ruto had launched with much fanfare and pomp.

It is against that backdrop that Morara decided to clear the air and initiate a refund program, perhaps aiming to repair his damaged image and prove his integrity.

Already, some Kenyans have confirmed that Morara sent back the cash he received during his civic education era, with some also sharing messages acknowledging the receipt of their year-old funds.

Popular X personality @@4Real_KE wrote: "After many days of struggle, I can confirm that @MoraraKebasoSnr has paid back my 500. Big thanks to @Tuko_co_ke and all who supported me in this fight. There's hope dear Kenyans if we fight hard enough for what's rightfully ours."

As Kenyans continue inundating him with their M-Pesa codes, hoping for a refund, Morara took to his X page to, yet again, explain his decision while also explaining that he was doing so to escape from the prison of being deemed a conman and an online swindler.

"Even God knows I have done my best. But I cannot continue living a life where am traumatized everyday to feel like a thief. My reputation is more important than money. And I will guard it with my life," he wrote.

"If you feel robbed or conned because you contributed towards Civic Education activities kindly continue commenting with Mpesa Messages below or if you have lost the message just download your statement and get the Mpesa Reference Code."

Morara also added that the exercise would go on for the next several days as he amplified the need to defend his own honor and rewrite the narrative.

"We will be doing this process of refunds everyday for the next 3 days until everyone who feels robbed or conned receives what is rightfully theirs," he said.