Safaricom and British Airways launch an initiative to provide international exposure for SME’s

Richard MureithiNovember 24, 2015

British Airways (BA) and Safaricom have partnered to launch an initiative that will provide international exposure for five business owners in Kenya’s Small and...

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Safaricom Jazz Lounge in December to feature Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown

Kirsten KanjaNovember 21, 2015

Safaricom will this December host the latest edition of the Safaricom Jazz Lounge, with highly acclaimed Grammy Award Winners Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown, mult...

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The Safaricom’s next generation football national trials kick off

Kirsten KanjaNovember 20, 2015

The National trials of the Safaricom Next Generation kicked off yesterday at Nyayo stadium. A total of Seventy Five talented young boys and girls between the ag...

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Sendy is the 1st recipient of the Safaricom’s $1 million Spark Fund

Kirsten KanjaNovember 6, 2015

Safaricom has invested in Sendy, a Nairobi- based package delivery start-up company. The young company was identified as the first recipient of Safaricom’s 1 mi...

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Safaricom increases number of banks offering real time fund settlement for M-Pesa merchants

Richard MureithiNovember 3, 2015

Safaricom has struck a partnership with eight more banks with a bid to enable businesses that use Lipa Na M-pesa to transfer funds from their tills to their ban...

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Shangwe Mtaani by Safaricom winners

Richard MureithiOctober 19, 2015

Here are the 2015 Shangwe Mtaani winners classified by the amounts, region and the date they won. Shangwe Mtaani week one and two Winners – Kshs.1,000,000 ...

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All you need to know about Shangwe Mtaani by Safaricom

James WamathaiOctober 2, 2015

Safaricom has launched a new consumer promotion campaign dubbed Shangwe Mtaani. The 60 day campaign will culminate with celebrations to mark Safaricom’s 15th An...

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Safaricom launches a Kshs. 50 million sponsorship of a football talent programme

Israel MuniuSeptember 28, 2015

Safaricom Limited last week announced a one-year Kshs. 50 million sponsorship of My Professional Dream (MPD) Academies. MPD Academies is a recently launched foo...

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What the return of Safaricom sponsorship means to Kenyan rugby

Richard MureithiSeptember 14, 2015

Safaricom last week made a turnaround and announced that it would sponsor the 2015 Safari Seven tournament set to be held from 2nd to 4th October. This announce...

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Safaricom Foundation launches fund targeting mobile-based innovators

Richard MureithiSeptember 11, 2015

Safaricom Foundation launched a Kshs.50 million fund named “Technology for Good” yesterday targeting investors in the social innovation field who may need techn...

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13 start-ups shortlisted for Safaricom Appwiz Challenge

Israel MuniuSeptember 8, 2015

Following an interview session held at Strathmore University last week, 13 start-ups have been shortlisted to proceed to the incubation phase of the Safaricom A...

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Safaricom has finally made the M-PESA API available to developers

James WamathaiSeptember 4, 2015

Safaricom has finally made the M-PESA API available. Developers will now be able to use the API to create aplications that will connect to the M-PESA platform d...

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4 reasons why you should join the Safaricom Advantage Plus tariff

Richard MureithiSeptember 2, 2015

Some years back like most Kenyans I had a kaside hustle, it involved making numerous calls per day as I tried to push my products. As you can imagine I had to k...

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Salif Keita delivers a magnificent performance at Safaricom Jazz

Sally KahiuAugust 31, 2015

The Safaricom Jazz lounge took place last evening at a bedecked Bomas of Kenya. Security was tight and the check points to the venue itself were more stringent ...

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Winners of the tickets to Safaricom Jazz Lounge with Salif Keita

Staff WriterAugust 29, 2015

Below are the winners of the Safaricom Jazz Lounge with Salif Keita competition. The seven lucky readers who get a ticket each are: Student tickets Chr...

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Safaricom tops the best managed company list in Kenya

Israel MuniuAugust 29, 2015

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has been named the ‘Best Managed Company in Kenya’ by Euromoney Magazine. The magazine awards its Best Managed Companies ranking based on ...

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Win tickets to Safaricom Jazz Lounge with Salif Keita

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2015

The Safaricom Jazz Lounge with Salif Keita is tomorrow 29th August 2015 at the Bomas of Kenya. The tickets to the event have however sold out and no tickets are...

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Salif Keita promises his fans an electric performance at Safaricom jazz

Israel MuniuAugust 27, 2015

“I’m excited about delivering a great show and speaking to each person who attends the event through my music.” These were the words of international Afro–pop, ...

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Safaricom Appwiz Challenge submission deadline closes

Israel MuniuAugust 26, 2015

We broke it to you about a month ago that Safaricom had launched the 3rd edition of the Safaricom Appwiz Challenge and that they were receiving applications for...

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Salif Keita to headline Safaricom Jazz Concert on August 29

James WamathaiAugust 17, 2015

Kenyan music fans are in for treat as one of Africa's most celebrated musicians will be in town later this month as the headline artist for the first Safaricom ...

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Waze vs Ma3route: Why Safaricom chose to invest in the Waze app

Richard MureithiAugust 14, 2015

The news that Safaricom was launching the Waze app in Kenya in partnership with Google was greeted with dismay by Kenyans on social media. Guys wondered why Saf...

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KRU seeks to woo back Safaricom, Bamburi & KQ as sponsors

Israel MuniuAugust 7, 2015

KRU has been in the process of re-shaping the organization in order to attract its main sponsors back to the sport after they expressed concerns over accountabi...

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Apply for the second Safaricom Business Journalism Fellowship

James WamathaiJuly 28, 2015

Strathmore Business School in partnership with Safaricom has today launched the second Safaricom Business Journalism Fellowship for business journalists. The fe...

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The safaricom appwiz challenge is back

Richard MureithiJuly 23, 2015

Safaricom has this week launched the 3rd edition of the Safaricom Appwiz challenge, a 3 month developer challenge targeting Kenyan innovators in mobile ICT. Thi...

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Advantage plus is the new safaricom post pay tariff

Richard MureithiJuly 22, 2015

Safaricom has launched a new post pay tariff dubbed Advantage plus which is meant to be an improvement to the Karibu Post Pay tariff. They had unsuccessfully tr...

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Equitel officially launches and is ready to compete with Safaricom

Richard MureithiJuly 22, 2015

Equity bank launched Equitel on Monday, a mobile banking platform for its customers which brings a convergence between mobile and banking services. The platform...

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Standard Chartered & Safaricom offer real time cash settlement to M-Pesa merchants

James WamathaiJuly 16, 2015

Standard Chartered has partnered with Safaricom to introduce a solution that will see business customers and M-PESA agents deposit and access their float in rea...

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Comparison of new and old Safaricom data bundles

James WamathaiJuly 10, 2015

Safaricom has today announced new data bundles after an outcry from their customers when they changed the pricing and validity period of data bundles in Februar...

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Safaricom introduces new data bundles

James WamathaiJuly 10, 2015

Safaricom has introduced new data bundles after what the company received a lot of feedback about the data bundles regime they introduced in February this year....

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Running in the wild; the lewa safaricom marathon 2015

Richard MureithiJune 29, 2015

I had heard about the Lewa conservancy and the annual Safaricom marathon but I didn’t know much about it. Google being my friend I decided to do some resear...

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Over 200 Kenyan start-ups applied to the Safaricom Spark Fund

James WamathaiJune 4, 2015

Over 200 Kenyan start-ups have applied for funding in the Safaricom Spark Fund. The Spark Fund is a venture capital fund that was launched by Safaricom in N...

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Safaricom Finally Launches The Big Box decoder

Richard MureithiMay 9, 2015

Safaricom has finally launched it’s long awaited decoder “The Big Box”. It is supposed to revolutionize the way Kenyans watch television. It is a diff...

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What does Safaricom’s withdrawal mean for Kenya Rugby?

Euticus MolaApril 2, 2015

In a statement sent to the media, Safaricom has announced that it is withdrawing it's sponsorship of the Safaricom Sevens and the Safaricom National Sevens ...

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Safaricom opens data hub in Eldoret

Nyambura NgugiMarch 11, 2015

Safaricom has set up a KShs 200 million hub in Kapsoya town, Eldoret in a bid to improve the quality of Safaricom’s services in the North Rift. Safaricom...

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Safaricom Marathon 2015 registration now open

Nyambura NgugiMarch 1, 2015

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy CEOMike Watson, Lewa-Mrathon-Beneficiary Rugu, Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Safaricom, in partnership with Tusk Trust have launched...

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Safaricom Jazz Festival 2015 with Jonathan Butler ticket winners

Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2015

Jonathan Butler Below are the winners of the Safaricom Jazz Festival 2015 with Jonathan Butler competition. The four lucky readers who get a ticket to th...

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Win tickets to Safaricom Jazz Festival 2015 with Jonathan Butler

James WamathaiFebruary 18, 2015

Jonathan Butler The Safaricom Jazz Festival 2015 with Jonathan Butler is on Sunday, 22nd February 2015 at the Ngong Racecourse. Indoor Arena. For a c...

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The Safaricom Jazz Festival 2015 with Jonathan Butler

James WamathaiFebruary 3, 2015

Jonathan Butler Kenya's biggest jazz extravaganza, the Safaricom Jazz Festival, is back for a second edition. The festival will be on February 22nd at the N...

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Safaricom subscribers to receive calls for free while roaming in Uganda

Lulu AkakiJanuary 14, 2015

Through agreements secured with MTN Uganda, UTL Uganda, Airtel Uganda and Orange Uganda, Safaricom subscribers will receive calls for free while roaming in ...

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Safaricom slashes roaming rates for over over 20 countries

Lulu AkakiJanuary 12, 2015

For quite some time now, many people were not comfortable with the roaming services being offered on Safaricom. The main issue was that the cost of services...

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First winners in Safaricom’s “Lipa na M-PESA Shinda A Home” competition awarded

Lulu AkakiDecember 18, 2014

Daniel Makau, a proprietor of a small hotel who was one of the winners of a Kshs 14 million fully furnished house Safaricom is look to have more people usin...

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Safaricom Jazz Concert with Jimmy Dludlu review

Lulu AkakiDecember 6, 2014

Jimmy Dludlu on stage the Safaricom Jazz COncert Last night saw Jimmy Dludlu bring down the house at the Safarciom Jazz Concert which was held at the Safara...

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