The Safaricom Golf Tour heads to Kericho Golf Club this weekend for 9th leg of the series

Staff WriterJune 3, 2022

The ninth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour will be going down this Saturday at the Kericho Golf Club. This will be the second time that the Rift region will be ho...

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Alyssa Jamal and Aydan Jamal emerged as the winners of the Nyali’s Safaricom Juniors Golf tournament

Staff WriterMay 23, 2022

Alyssa Jamal and Aydan Jamal have emerged as the overall winners of the Nyali's Safaricom Juniors tournament held on Sunday at the par 71 Nyali Country Club. T...

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Kailesh Chauhan emerges as the winner of the eighth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour

Staff WriterMay 23, 2022

Kailesh Chauhan emerged as the overall winner of the eighth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour held at the par 71 Nyali Golf and Country Club course.  Chauhan capi...

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 Muriithi Gatu and Rohini Shah emerge as the winners of the 7th leg of Safaricom Golf Tour Junior Tournament

Staff WriterMay 16, 2022

 Muriithi Gatu a 9-year-old from Limuru  and Vetlab-based 12-year-old Rohini Shah have been crowned the overall winners of the seventh leg of the Safaricom Golf...

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Don Riaroh emerges as the overall winner in the Karen leg of Safaricom Golf Tour

Staff WriterMay 14, 2022

Don Riaroh has been named the overall winner of the seventh leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour held at the par 72 Karen Country Club course. Playing off handica...

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Safaricom reports a net profit of Ksh. 67.5 Billion for the full year ended March 2022

Staff WriterMay 12, 2022

Safaricom has posted a net profit of Ksh. 67.49 Billion for the full year ended March 2022. According to the telco, this was due to the impact of KES 4.66 Billi...

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Safaricom Foundation has donated a boat ambulance to King Fahad Referral Hospital in Lamu County

Samson NderiMay 12, 2022

Safaricom Foundation has donated a Ksh. 9.5 Million boat ambulance to King Fahad Referral Hospital in Lamu County to help deal with medical emergencies. The am...

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How the Junior Golf Foundation & Safaricom are enabling Nelson Okoth’s dream of becoming a professional golfer

Samson NderiMay 11, 2022

It is now about four months since the Safaricom Golf Tour kicked off and during this time, I have had the pleasure of meeting people from different backgrounds ...

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The Safaricom Golf Tour heads to Karen Country Club for the 7th leg of the series

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

The seventh leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour will be happening this Friday and Saturday at the  Karen Country Club par 72 course. The event follows the sixth leg...

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Safaricom appoints Michael Mutiga as Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer

Staff WriterMay 4, 2022

Safaricom has announced that it has appointed Michael Mutiga as the Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer effective 1st May 2022. He replaces Joe Og...

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Safaricom Home Fibre prices for 2022

Staff WriterMay 3, 2022

Safaricom Home Fibre service provides Internet via fibre to homes all over the country in Kenya. It is available in Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret...

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Safaricom to hide full details of Lipa na M-Pesa customers in new privacy push

James WamathaiMay 3, 2022

Safaricom has apparently put in motion plans to protect the privacy of Lipa na M-pesa customers by hiding some of their details when they make payments to merch...

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Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu donates Ksh. 1.6M to support communities in Rift Valley

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has donated Ksh. 1.6 million to support health and economic empowerment projects in the Rift Valley region. The donat...

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Safaricom appoints Stephen Kiptinness as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer as Joe Ogutu retires

James WamathaiApril 28, 2022

Telecommunication company, Safaricom, has announced that it has appointed Stephen Kiptinness as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. It has also announced that long...

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Kanana Muthomi and Mukundi Muthusi emerge as the winners at Machakos Safaricom Junior golf tournament.

Samson NderiApril 12, 2022

Kanana Muthomi and Mukundi Muthusi emerged the overall winners of the fifth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour junior tournament held at the par 72 Machakos Golf Cl...

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Simon Kimatu emerges the winner at the 5th leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour in Machakos.

Samson NderiApril 10, 2022

Simon Kimatu from Machakos was named the overall winner of the fifth leg in a thrilling ongoing Safaricom Golf Tour event held yesterday at the Machakos Golf Cl...

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The Safaricom Golf Tour heads to Machakos this weekend for its 5th leg

Samson NderiApril 8, 2022

Over 200 golfers are scheduled to take to the course during this weekend’s 5th leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour at the Machakos Golf Club. Sunday’s junior contest...

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Safaricom and Betika among 40 brands recognized by Superbrands East Africa

Samson NderiApril 1, 2022

Superbrands East Africa celebrated 40 of the region’s top brands at a Tribute Awards Ceremony held on Thursday 31st March 2022 at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi...

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Lydia Jebichii emerges the winner at the fourth leg of Safaricom Golf Tour at Nyanza Golf Club

Samson NderiMarch 27, 2022

Nandi based Lydia Jebichii has been crowned the winner of the fourth leg of the ongoing Safaricom Golf Tour held yesterday at Nyanza Golf Club. Playing off a h...

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200 youth in Kisumu took part in ‘Golf Mtaani’ a Safaricom golf outreach programme

Samson NderiMarch 26, 2022

Over 200 youth from Kisumu County have today gotten a chance to take a part in a Safaricom Golf Outreach programme dubbed ‘Golf Mtaani’ held at Lolwe Grounds. ...

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Safaricom Foundation impacts 5,000 children with its diabetes programme

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2022

Safaricom Foundation’s Children with Diabetes Programme  has impacted about 5,000 children and youth under 21 years old . The program entails early detection an...

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Safaricom appoints Juliana Rotich as the Head of Fintech Integration

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

Safaricom has appointed Juliana Rotich as the head of its fintech integration solutions. She will be tasked with guiding the company’s financial integrated solu...

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A chat with Paul Muchangi on his golf journey and the impact of Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2022

When one thinks of golf, most often than not, what comes to mind is that it is an expensive sport that is only open to the well to do. However, that is not alwa...

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Safaricom to utilize Ethiopian Electric Power Enterprise fibre cable as it rolls out services

Samson NderiMarch 14, 2022

Safaricom Ethiopia has signed a five-year lease agreement with state-owned power utility Ethiopian Electric Power enterprise (EEP)  for fibre cable utilization....

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Shashwart Harish and Audrey Gachora emerge as winners at the Safaricom Golf Tour held at Muthaiga

Samson NderiMarch 14, 2022

Twelve year old Shashwart Harish and Audrey Gachora emerged as the overall winners of the third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour junior tournament held at the Mut...

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Third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour to be at Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2022

The third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour will take place at the Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend, March 12 to March 13, 2022. The tournament has attracted over 2...

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Safaricom M-PESA hits 30 million active customers mark as it celebrates 15 years of existence

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2022

Safaricom has announced that M-PESA now has over 30 million customers using the mobile money service every month in Kenya. The milestone comes a few days aft...

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The history of golf in Kenya and how Safaricom is changing the narrative

Grace MathekaMarch 9, 2022

Golfing in Kenya has a long and illustrious history that dates back to the 1900s. At the time, early settlers felt that each European community across the count...

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Safaricom to reward loyal M-Pesa customers as part of 15th anniversary celebrations

Samson NderiMarch 7, 2022

M-PESA is celebrating  15 years since Safaricom and Vodafone launched the service in March 2007. From its beginning in Kenya, M-PESA has grown to more than 5...

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Safaricom’s M-PESA App & Blaze DigiTruck win at the Global Mobile Awards

James WamathaiMarch 4, 2022

Kenyan telecommunication company, Safaricom, has won 2 Global Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022). Safaricom won a Global Mobile Award...

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Safaricom recognized at the Zero Project Awards due to to its diversity & inclusion

Samson NderiMarch 4, 2022

Safaricom has been recognized as one of the recipients of the  2022 Zero Project Award. The award recognizes innovative practices and policies aimed at driving ...

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Safaricom Foundation partners with Baringo County to revamp maternity wing at Mugurin Dispensary

Samson NderiMarch 3, 2022

More than 1,200 women will now be able to benefit from easy access to maternal health services after the County Government of Baringo and Safaricom Foundation p...

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Leo Gitonga a 15 year old golfer has emerged as the winner of the second leg of Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiFebruary 28, 2022

Limuru based junior golfer Leo Gitonga has emerged as the overall winner of the second leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour which was held at the Limuru Country Club ...

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All roads lead to the Limuru Country Club this weekend for the second leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiFebruary 23, 2022

The Safaricom Golf Tour will be headed to the Limuru Country Club this weekend for the second leg of the series. The corporate tournament will be held on the Sa...

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Safaricom successfully conducts trials for its smart vehicle tracking system at the EA Classic Rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

Safaricom has announced the successful pilot of its IoT (Internet of Things) powered smart vehicle tracking system. By installing smart sensors in two rally veh...

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Safaricom set to pilot a smart vehicle tracking system at the East African Safari Classic rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

Safaricom has announced the installation of their smart vehicle tracking system onboard Raaji Bharij and his navigator Tauseef Khan's Ford racer in the upcoming...

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Safaricom’s MPESA confirms a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for the Magical Kenya Ladies Open

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2022

MPESA, Safaricom's mobile money service, has announced a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for the second edition of the Magical Kenya Ladies Golf Open. The tournamen...

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Safaricom to offer internships for PLWDs in partnership with NITA & Sightsavers

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2022

Safaricom has partnered with the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA), Sightsavers and Cisco to train digital skills through internship opportunities f...

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Safaricom announces its sponsorship for the East African Safari Classic Rally to the tune of Ksh. 6 Million

Grace MathekaFebruary 2, 2022

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 6 million sponsorship for the 10th edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally through its MPESA platform. The rally will of...

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Cyprian Bundi & Marion Githinji win first leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour in Nanyuki

Grace MathekaFebruary 1, 2022

Cyprian Bundi, a former caddie and Nanyuki based golfer, emerged top in the first leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour after returning 39 Stableford points at the Nan...

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Safaricom to host the first leg of its Golf Tour series at the Nanyuki Golf Club on January 29-30th

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2022

The Safaricom Golf Tour tournament is set tee off this Saturday 29th January to Sunday 30th January at the Nanyuki Sports Club in Laikipia County. The two-day t...

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All you need to know about the Safaricom Golf Tour series

Grace MathekaJanuary 24, 2022

Safaricom recently teed off the inaugural national golf series dubbed the Safaricom Golf Tour. The 14-leg golf series aims to tap, nurture and grow talent among...

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