Safaricom Foundation partners with Mombasa County to renovate and equip new born unit at Coast General Hospital

Richard MureithiAugust 13, 2019

Safaricom Foundation has partnered with Mombasa County in a bid to renovate and equip the new born unit at the Coast General Hospital. Under its Maternal and...

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Safaricom customers to get bonus airtime & free YouTube in the Storo Bonus Promotion

Staff WriterAugust 6, 2019

Safaricom has today announced that it will reward its customers with 200% bonus airtime and an additional 200MB Free YouTube bundle on hitting the daily target....

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New Safaricom Home Fibre customers to pay 50% less in new offer

Staff WriterAugust 6, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will offer new Safaricom Home Fibre customers 50% off their bill once they sign up to the home fibre service. The company is in ...

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How to buy a smartphone on credit via Safaricom’s Beba Sasa Lipa Pole Pole

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2019

Safaricom has partnered with Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) to be able to offer Kenyans a chance to be able own a smartphone in an initiative dubbed Beba Sasa Lipa...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom star Ibrahim Ochieng signed by Western Stima FC

Staff WriterJuly 25, 2019

Ibrahim Ochieng Owino, one of the stars of the second season of Chapa Dimba na Safaricom, has signed a three year contract with Kenya Premier League side Wester...

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Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya receives Ksh. 2.5m from Safaricom ahead of national track event

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

The Deaf Athletics Association of Kenya (DAAK) has a received a Ksh. 2.5 million sponsorship form Safaricom ahead of the national track and field Championships ...

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BLAZE by Safaricom Launches BLAZE LINK, an e-learning platform for the youth

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom has today launched an e-learning platform dubbed BLAZE LINK with resources built to enable young people upgrade their skills through online c...

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Safaricom to take Masosko to other African countries by next year

Richard MureithiJuly 16, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it is planning to expand its e-commerce platform Masoko to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by year 2020.  This is on the back...

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BCLB orders Safaricom to suspend paybills for 27 gambling firms

Staff WriterJuly 11, 2019

The Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) has ordered Safaricom to suspend Mpesa paybills and SMS short codes for 27 betting firms including SportPesa and ...

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Safaricom to sponsor Afro-Asia fintech festival to the tune of Ksh. 5 Million

Staff WriterJuly 9, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will sponsor the inaugural Afro-Asia FinTech Festival 2019 dubbed ‘Fintech in the Savannah’ which will be co-hosted by the Centr...

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Michael Joseph appointed interim Safaricom CEO after Bob Collymore dies

Staff WriterJuly 2, 2019

Safaricom announced that its CEO Bob Collymore passed away on the morning of July 1st at his home. Following the passing on of Bob Collymore (aka Robert Will...

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Safaricom recovers illegally acquired data bundles after system failure

Richard MureithiJune 29, 2019

Kenyans generally have a love for free things, it is just that they lack an opportunity to land their hands on such. This was very evident when the Safaricom da...

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List of smartphones that can work with Safaricom VoLTE

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Safaricom has today launched Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Video over LTE (ViLTE) on its network. The new services is available to all Safaricom customers that hav...

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Safaricom activates VoLTE on its network; it will improve voice call quality

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Safaricom has launched launched voice and video calls over its 4G network, popularly known as Voicer over LTE (VoLTE) and Video over LTE (ViLTE). The services a...

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Safaricom launches an anti-fraud solution for the financial sector

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Safaricom has launched a fraud intelligence solution for financial institutions in the country. The service will help banks, micro-finance institutions and insu...

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Karen Masters golf tournament gets Ksh. 5 million sponsorship from Safaricom

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will sponsor the 3rd Edition of Karen Masters golf tournament to the tune of Ksh. 5 million. The golf tournament is scheduled to...

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Safaricom sued by customer for Ksh. 115 trillion for an alleged data breach

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Safaricom has been sued for an eye watering Ksh. 115 trillion for an alleged data breach that involved customer data. In a suit, filed in the High Court on F...

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Safaricom’s Chief Technology Officer Thibaud Rerolle to exit the telco in July

Staff WriterJune 24, 2019

Safaricom has announced that its chief technology officer (CTO) Thibaud Rerolle will be leaving  the  firm at the end of July and will be headed to Vodafone Tur...

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Manyatta United and Kitale Queens emerge as winners in the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Finals

Staff WriterJune 24, 2019

Manyatta United and Kitale Queens yesterday emerged as the winners in the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Youth tournament finals held in Meru. Manyatta United emer...

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Manyatta United & Al-Ahly are in the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom finals

Staff WriterJune 23, 2019

Manyatta United FC from Kisumu and Al-Ahly FC from Rift Valley have made it to the boys final of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Youth tournament. The Kisumu ba...

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Safaricom joins UN initiative to fight harmful gender stereotypes in advertising

Staff WriterJune 22, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has joined the highest governing body of the Unstereotype Alliance chaired by Phumzile Mlambo – Ngcuka, the UN Women Executive D...

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Acakoro Ladies & Kitale Queens make it to the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom finals

Staff WriterJune 22, 2019

Acakoro Ladies from Nairobi and Kitale Queens from Rift Valley have made it to the finals in the ongoing Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom National finals. Kitale Que...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom finals are ongoing in Meru

Staff WriterJune 21, 2019

The national finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Youth Tournament kicked off yesterday with quarterfinal games played at Kinoru Stadium and ASK Showgrounds i...

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Meru to host the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom finals tomorrow

Staff WriterJune 19, 2019

Meru is set to host the finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth football tournament as from tomorrow the 20th of June 2019 with the quarter finals set to b...

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Reverse Call feature makes a comeback, this time at Safaricom

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

Safaricom has announced the availability of a “Reverse Call” feature enabling its more than 31 million customers to pay for calls for loved ones. The service en...

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Daniel Kiptum & Juster Kwamesa win the 2019 Safaricom Deaf Half Marathon

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

Defending Champion Daniel Kiptum from Nandi County retained his title as the winner of the sixth edition of the Deaf Half Marathon held on June 16, 2019 in Keri...

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Safaricom app now has in-app M-Pesa PIN authentication

James WamathaiJune 16, 2019

Safaricom has updated their MySafaricom app which now allows you to input the PIN within the app. The new update was launched on 14th June and is currently avai...

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Safaricom named in Forbes Global 2000 list of leading public companies

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Safaricom has made it into the prestigious Forbes Global 2000 list of the leading 2000 public companies in the world. Safaricom is the only Kenyan company on th...

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Former Liverpool star Luis Garcia to grace Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom final

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Former Liverpool and Barcelona footballer Luis Garcia will grace the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom National Final set for Kinoru stadium, Meru County between June 20...

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Safaricom announce Ksh 2.5M sponsorship of the Deaf Half Marathon 2019

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will sponsor the sixth edition of Deaf Half Marathon to the tune of ksh. 2.5 million. The sixth Deaf Half Marathon will be held ...

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Senior Safaricom staff in court for allegedly stealing customer data

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Two Safaricom employees have been charged in court over the unlawful transfer of customer data belonging to the company. The two were arraigned yesterday before...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom national final fixtures announced

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

The draw for the national finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth soccer tournament have been conducted with 15 teams set to battle for the top prize. E...

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Safaricom partners with BuuPass to launch online bus booking service

Richard MureithiMay 28, 2019

Safaricom has partnered with BuuPass to launch an online service that will enable travelers in the country to book and purchase bus tickets. Currently the se...

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Safaricom extends CEO Bob Collymore’s contract by 1 year

Staff WriterMay 23, 2019

Safaricom, Kenya’s leading telecommunication company, has today announced the decision to extend Bob Collymore’s contract as the CEO for an additional year. His...

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Safaricom to offer free 5GB data for YouTube streaming

Staff WriterMay 21, 2019

Safaricom has today announced that customers who purchase the All in One Monthly Bundle will be offered free additional 5GB of data to enable the stream videos ...

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Which music festival will the next Safaricom CEO launch?

James WamathaiMay 20, 2019

Safaricom, Kenya's most profitable company, is in the midst of intense speculation about its leadership after an article was published on the issue on Reuters. ...

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UNICEF and Safaricom partner to launch Internet of Good Things

Staff WriterMay 15, 2019

UNICEF and Safaricom have launched the Internet of Good Things (IOGT) in Kenya. This is a set of information and resources which promotes living better and heal...

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Safaricom announces a Ksh. 63.4 Billion net profit for the year ended 31 March 2019

Staff WriterMay 3, 2019

Safaricom has today announced a net profit of Ksh. 63.4 Billion for the year ended 31st March 2019. This represents a 14.7% rise from last year’s net which was ...

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South B United & Acakoro win the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi finals

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

South B United and Acakoro Ladies from Kasarani emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi region finals which were held over the weekend. ...

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Berlin FC make it to the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom North Eastern finals

Staff WriterApril 23, 2019

Berlin FC from Garissa has made it to the finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom North Eastern region set for tomorrow at Garissa University. Abdallah Marro ...

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Safaricom brings back Maisha Ni Digital Campaign offering affordable smartphones

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has launched the third edition of the Maisha Ni Digital campaign offering affordable smartphones to its customers. Among the pho...

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Safaricom Jazz to celebrate International Jazz Day with an African artist line-up

Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

Safaricom Jazz has announced that it will celebrate this year's International Jazz Day with a concert that will be held on 1st May at the Carnivore Grounds in N...

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