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Sent M-PESA to the wrong number? Forward the SMS to 456 within 24 hours, use the M-PESA or mySafaricom app, or chat Zuri for an official reversal. Sent money to the wrong M-PESA number? Act fast. Safaricom lets you request a reversal yourself, often without calling customer care. This guide covers the official DIY options for Kenya: SMS to 456, the M-PESA app, the mySafaricom app, and Zuri on WhatsApp. Quick answer Fastest DIY: Forward the full original M-PESA confirmation SMS to 456 (do not edit the message). Time window for DIY SMS: Request within 24 hours, for Safaricom-to-Safaricom (P2P) transfers. Also available: Reverse from the M-PESA app or mySafaricom app (for a transfer you just completed on that app), or chat Zuri on WhatsApp at 0722000100. Prevent mistakes: Use Hakikisha to confirm the recipient’s name before you send. What an M-PESA reversal is A DIY reversal moves funds from the recipient’s M-PESA account back to the sender, without you needing to call customer care first. According to Safaricom, only the sender or the recipient can request a reversal. For the SMS DIY channel, the request must be made within 24 hours, and the transaction must be a Safaricom-to-Safaricom (P2P) transfer. Continue Reading Full Article TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION How to Reverse an M-Pesa Transaction Sent M-PESA to the wrong number? Forward the SMS to 456 within 24 hours, use the M-PESA or mySafaricom app, or chat Zuri for an official reversal. August 28, 2026 at 2:15:18 PM August 28, 2026 at 9:23:54 PM 🕒 7 min read By The Editorial Staff Public Services, Education & Opportunities The Editorial Staff Follow SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp Copy link M-PESA agent in Nairobi. Image: Wikimedia Commons, Fiona Graham (CC BY-SA 2.0). Sent money to the wrong M-PESA number? Act fast. Safaricom lets you request a reversal yourself, often without calling customer care. This guide covers the official DIY options for Kenya: SMS to 456, the M-PESA app, the mySafaricom app, and Zuri on WhatsApp. Quick answer Fastest DIY: Forward the full original M-PESA confirmation SMS to 456 (do not edit the message). Time window for DIY SMS: Request within 24 hours, for Safaricom-to-Safaricom (P2P) transfers. Also available: Reverse from the M-PESA app or mySafaricom app (for a transfer you just completed on that app), or chat Zuri on WhatsApp at 0722000100. Prevent mistakes: Use Hakikisha to confirm the recipient’s name before you send. What an M-PESA reversal is A DIY reversal moves funds from the recipient’s M-PESA account back to the sender, without you needing to call customer care first. According to Safaricom, only the sender or the recipient can request a reversal. For the SMS DIY channel, the request must be made within 24 hours, and the transaction must be a Safaricom-to-Safaricom (P2P) transfer. How to reverse M-PESA by SMS to 456 This is the main self-service path Safaricom documents for P2P reversals. Open the original M-PESA confirmation SMS for the wrong transfer. Forward the entire message to 456. Do not cut, edit, or rewrite it. Wait for an SMS that confirms whether the request was accepted and when you should expect an update. Safaricom says the system checks that: ADVERTISEMENT The request comes from the sender or recipient. It is made within 24 hours of the transaction. The recipient has enough balance for a full or partial reversal. The recipient’s number is not blacklisted from reversals. A maximum of 3 reversal attempts is allowed per transaction. On the older terms page, Safaricom also notes that after you request via 456 you should watch for messages from the header “Reversal”, with an update expected within about 2 hours. Transactions supported via 456 include P2P reversals (Safaricom to Safaricom) and airtime reversals for airtime you bought for yourself. If you are the recipient Safaricom may ask you to confirm or cancel a reversal. If you cancelled by mistake, forward the follow-up message back to 456 to continue the process, as shown in Safaricom’s DIY guide. Reverse from the M-PESA app Safaricom’s M-PESA Reversal terms say you can reverse from the M-PESA app when: You made the transaction yourself. You completed it using the M-PESA app (historical transfers done elsewhere cannot be raised from the app). The transfer has just been concluded. After the transfer, tap Reverse transaction on the M-PESA app. Choose a reason (for example wrong amount, wrong recipient, or other). Submit the request and watch for notifications from “Reversal”. Safaricom says you may get a short confirmation within about 2 minutes, then a message that the reversal has started, with a further update expected within about 2 hours while they engage the other party. Reverse from the mySafaricom app The same terms apply for mySafaricom: the transfer must be yours and must have been done in that app. TRENDING NOW Kyerwa District Opens 8 Government Jobs — Form IV Eligible . Jobs and Employment How to Check Your South African Passport Status . Local Government Tshisekedi: No Military Conquest Will Become Political Legitimacy" . Justice & Crime How to Check if SARS Owes You a Refund . Tax and Revenue POPULAR TODAY Technology and Innovation How to Reverse an M-Pesa Transaction . ADVERTISEMENT After the transfer, tap Reverse transaction. Confirm that you want to raise a reversal request. Wait for the processing notice, then follow “Reversal” SMS updates. Reverse by chatting with Zuri Save Zuri: 0722000100 on WhatsApp. Open WhatsApp and message Zuri with “Hello”. Read the privacy notice Zuri sends. Choose M-PESA Help and Reversal, then Reverse. Type the M-PESA transaction code, or paste the full confirmation message. Confirm your phone number and authenticate with your M-PESA PIN when asked. Safaricom notes that the recipient may be contacted for consent before the reversal is completed. Other official channels On its Secure M-PESA page, Safaricom also lists visiting a Safaricom shop or contacting customer care on 100 or 200, alongside the four DIY methods above. Merchants can request reversals on the M-PESA Business App, or via *234# under Merchant Services, then My Account Services and Partner Self Statements. Use Hakikisha before you send Hakikisha lets you confirm the recipient’s name and number before you finish a Send Money transfer. Safaricom says it is available on the M-PESA app, mySafaricom app, SIM Toolkit, and USSD *334# . You can also confirm agent, Paybill, and Buy Goods details through Hakikisha on supported channels. ADVERTISEMENT Scam warning Never send money back to someone who claims they paid you by mistake until you check your own M-PESA balance and SMS history. Safaricom says it may contact you about reversals from 0722000000. For fraud-related M-PESA issues, Safaricom asks customers to send the message to 333 or chat Zuri on WhatsApp (0722000100), Telegram, or Messenger. Do not share your M-PESA PIN, ID number, or security answers with anyone. Related XTRAfrica guides Also useful if you are handling Kenyan student or placement money flows: HELB Loan Application 2026: Requirements and How to Apply HELB Student Portal Login: How to Check Loan Status KUCCPS Placement 2026: How to Check Your Results Official sources Safaricom M-PESA Reversal (DIY / 456) Safaricom M-PESA Reversal terms Safaricom Secure M-PESA Key takeaway If you sent M-PESA to the wrong number, forward the original SMS to 456 within 24 hours, or reverse immediately from the same app you used. Confirm names with Hakikisha next time so you do not need a reversal at all. ADVERTISEMENT RELATED ARTICLE Technology and Innovation How to Reverse an M-Pesa Transaction Forward the M-PESA SMS to 456 within 24 hours, or use the app or Zuri. . Tags African Business African Business Kenya Gov Services Kenya Gov Services Kenya Kenya

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Tshisekedi says armed groups cannot turn military conquest into political legitimacy, separating the DRC national dialogue from AFC/M23 talks in Doha. President Félix Tshisekedi has drawn one of the clearest boundaries yet around the DRC’s new national dialogue: armed groups cannot fight the constitutional order, occupy Congolese territory or act on behalf of a foreign power and then use “inclusivity” to claim political legitimacy. KINSHASA, — August 29, 2026 — President Félix Tshisekedi has sought to remove a potentially explosive ambiguity surrounding his newly announced national dialogue, declaring that armed movements fighting the Congolese state will not be admitted as political components of the process while they remain under arms. The message was unusually explicit. “No weapon will confer upon its bearer a right superior to that which suffrage recognizes for citizens.” Tshisekedi followed that statement with an even firmer principle: “No military conquest can be converted into political legitimacy.” The significance goes beyond rhetoric. By separating the national dialogue from the ongoing Doha process involving AFC/M23, Tshisekedi is attempting to prevent the new initiative from becoming a political route through which territorial conquest could eventually be converted into positions, institutional influence or recognition inside the Congolese political system. Tshisekedi Rejects the Idea That “Inclusivity” Requires Armed Groups One of the most important passages of Tshisekedi's speech directly addressed the argument that a genuinely inclusive national dialogue must automatically accommodate armed movements. Continue Reading Full Article JUSTICE & CRIME Tshisekedi: No Military Conquest Will Become Political Legitimacy" Tshisekedi says armed groups cannot turn military conquest into political legitimacy, separating the DRC national dialogue from AFC/M23 talks in Doha. August 29, 2026 at 11:36:16 AM August 29, 2026 at 11:36:16 AM 🕒 10 min read By Serge Kitoko Tshibanda Political Analyst Serge Kitoko Tshibanda Follow SHARE THIS ARTICLE Facebook X (Twitter) WhatsApp Copy link President Félix Tshisekedi has drawn one of the clearest boundaries yet around the DRC’s new national dialogue: armed groups cannot fight the constitutional order, occupy Congolese territory or act on behalf of a foreign power and then use “inclusivity” to claim political legitimacy. KINSHASA, — August 29, 2026 — President Félix Tshisekedi has sought to remove a potentially explosive ambiguity surrounding his newly announced national dialogue, declaring that armed movements fighting the Congolese state will not be admitted as political components of the process while they remain under arms. The message was unusually explicit. “No weapon will confer upon its bearer a right superior to that which suffrage recognizes for citizens.” Tshisekedi followed that statement with an even firmer principle: “No military conquest can be converted into political legitimacy.” The significance goes beyond rhetoric. By separating the national dialogue from the ongoing Doha process involving AFC/M23, Tshisekedi is attempting to prevent the new initiative from becoming a political route through which territorial conquest could eventually be converted into positions, institutional influence or recognition inside the Congolese political system. Tshisekedi Rejects the Idea That “Inclusivity” Requires Armed Groups One of the most important passages of Tshisekedi's speech directly addressed the argument that a genuinely inclusive national dialogue must automatically accommodate armed movements. The President rejected that interpretation. “No armed movement may invoke inclusivity to impose by force what it did not obtain through democratic means.” That sentence establishes the political logic behind Tshisekedi's position. Congolese political parties and citizens compete for power through elections and constitutional institutions. Under the framework outlined by the President, taking territory by force cannot give an armed organization political rights superior to those obtained through the ballot box. It represents an attempt to draw a line between political opposition, which Tshisekedi says belongs inside democratic debate, and armed rebellion, which will be handled through security, peace and demobilization mechanisms. Who Exactly Is Excluded? Tshisekedi did not leave the exclusion criteria vague. According to his speech, groups or actors will not participate in the national dialogue as political components if, when the process begins, they are: fighting the constitutional order with weapons; occupying part of the national territory by force; illegally administering entities of the Republic; or acting in the service of a foreign power. Tshisekedi then explicitly identified that foreign power as Rwanda. That wording unmistakably places the current AFC/M23 rebellion at the center of the restriction, reflecting Kinshasa's position that the movement operates with Rwandan military backing. The Rwandan government has repeatedly disputed the DRC government's characterization of its role and says its security concerns are connected in particular to the FDLR and threats against communities in eastern Congo. But Tshisekedi's speech was not presented as an invitation to renegotiate those competing narratives. It was a declaration of the rules governing his domestic national dialogue. The Critical Distinction: Doha Is for AFC/M23 Tshisekedi also addressed an obvious question: if AFC/M23 cannot participate in the national dialogue as an armed political component, where will negotiations concerning the conflict take place? His answer was Doha. ADVERTISEMENT “The Doha process remains the appropriate framework for dealing with AFC/M23 on issues relating to the cessation of hostilities, disengagement, cantonment, disarmament and other modalities directly linked to the conflict.” This is arguably the most important structural element of the announcement. Tshisekedi is creating two separate tracks. The national dialogue concerns the political and institutional future of the Congolese Republic. The Doha process remains the framework for dealing with AFC/M23 on the armed conflict. The President stressed that one process would not replace the other. “The national dialogue will not substitute itself for this process.” That separation is intended to prevent the domestic dialogue from becoming an alternative negotiating channel through which an armed movement could transform battlefield leverage into political concessions. No Parallel Route From Battlefield to Political Power Tshisekedi was particularly direct on this point. He said the national dialogue: “Will not become a parallel route allowing people to obtain through arms what democracy and the constitutional order have not granted.” That statement addresses a sensitive issue in Congolese political history. Successive conflicts have repeatedly forced the Congolese state to confront the question of how former armed movements should be incorporated into post-conflict political and security arrangements. Tshisekedi's new formula attempts to distinguish individual reintegration after disarmament from political recognition obtained because an armed organization captured territory. The distinction is fundamental. Under the framework he announced, laying down arms can open a route back into the national community. Remaining armed does not create an entitlement to political representation. The Door Is Not Completely Closed to Individual Fighters Tshisekedi's position is therefore not simply “no reintegration.” The President explicitly said a path back into the national community would remain available to individuals who abandon armed struggle. TRENDING NOW Tshisekedi: No Military Conquest Will Become Political Legitimacy" . Justice & Crime How to Check if SARS Owes You a Refund . Tax and Revenue How to Update Your Banking Details With SARS . Tax and Revenue How to Get Your SARS Tax Number Online . Tax and Revenue POPULAR TODAY Justice & Crime Tshisekedi: No Military Conquest Will Become Political Legitimacy" . Rwanda Politics Kagame Sides With Journalist Against His Own Foreign Minister . ADVERTISEMENT But he attached conditions. Individuals would have to sincerely and verifiably renounce armed engagement and all forms of violence. They would also be required to unequivocally condemn what Tshisekedi described as the aggression against the DRC. Those individuals could then be handled through the country's Disarmament, Demobilization, Community Recovery and Stabilization Program (P-DDRCS), alongside applicable justice and reconciliation mechanisms. This creates an important distinction between reintegration of individuals and political legitimization of an armed organization. A fighter can potentially return to civilian national life after abandoning violence. An armed movement cannot, according to Tshisekedi's framework, retain its weapons and territorial leverage while simultaneously demanding recognition as an ordinary political actor. Tshisekedi Is Trying to Remove a Major Fear Around the Dialogue The announcement of a national dialogue immediately raises difficult questions in a country still facing armed occupation in parts of its eastern territory. Among them is whether “inclusivity” could eventually mean bringing AFC/M23 into a broader political settlement. Tshisekedi's speech appears deliberately designed to answer that concern before the dialogue begins. His position is essentially that inclusivity has constitutional limits. Political disagreements can be debated. Opposition parties can challenge the government. Communities can demand reforms. Civil society can criticize institutions. But an organization cannot, under the President's framework, fight the Republic and simultaneously demand the privileges attached to democratic political participation. ADVERTISEMENT Tshisekedi described this not as discrimination based on identity, opinion or affiliation, but as a consequence of taking up arms against the state. “Peace Cannot Mean Impunity” There is another important qualification. Disarmament does not automatically erase responsibility for crimes. After explaining the reintegration route available to individuals, Tshisekedi issued a warning: “Peace cannot mean impunity.” That sentence will matter when the dialogue moves from political principles to implementation. DDR programmes are designed to remove fighters from armed organizations and facilitate their return to civilian life. Justice mechanisms address a different question: whether individuals bear responsibility for crimes committed during conflict. Tshisekedi's formulation suggests the government does not want reconciliation to be interpreted as automatic immunity. Exactly how that principle will operate in individual cases will depend on the eventual mechanisms and judicial processes. A Different Definition of National Dialogue Tshisekedi is therefore presenting the initiative as something fundamentally different from negotiations with a rebellion. The national dialogue is supposed to answer questions about peace, national cohesion, governance, institutions and the refoundation of the Congolese state. The armed conflict has its own negotiating track. This also explains another major declaration in Tshisekedi's broader speech: the dialogue, he said, will neither constitute negotiations with what he called “the aggressor or its proxies” nor provide a disguised mechanism for overturning the political order established through the 2023 elections. The existing institutions of the Republic are to remain in place and continue exercising their constitutional mandates. In other words, Tshisekedi is proposing dialogue within the Republic rather than renegotiation of the Republic under military pressure. ADVERTISEMENT RELATED ARTICLE Justice & Crime Tshisekedi: No Military Conquest Will Become Political Legitimacy" Tshisekedi says armed groups cannot turn military conquest into political legitimacy, . Rwanda Politics Kagame Sides With Journalist Against His Own Foreign Minister Kagame said Olivier Nduhungirehe, not journalist Scovia Umutesi, should have apologized. . Tags Paul Kagame Paul Kagame Rwanda Rwanda DRC Conflict & Security DRC Conflict & Security DR.Congo DR.Congo Felix Tshisekedi Felix Tshisekedi

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