Safaricom Home Fibre prices for 2021

Samson NderiMarch 13, 2021

Safaricom recently announced that it has made permanent the double internet speeds announced in March last year. According to them, this was a move to encourage...

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Safaricom relaunches ‘Browse Bila Waas’ offer giving customers free 500MB data

Grace MathekaMarch 5, 2021

Safaricom has unveiled the second edition of the Browse Bila Waas campaign, which was initially launched early last year. The campaign will see customers enjoy ...

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Safaricom & HELB launch payment solution to help students access loans easily

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Safaricom and the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have partnered to launch  a mobile payment solution for students in tertiary institutions. This payment me...

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Schools in Turkana County benefit from projects funded by Safaricom Foundation

Grace MathekaMarch 2, 2021

Learners in Turkana County have benefitted from the construction of classrooms, purchase of books, desks, and chairs funded by the Safaricom Foundation. The pro...

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Safaricom Foundation funds Baringo County Hospital to improve maternal health

Grace MathekaFebruary 19, 2021

Baringo County Hospital has opened the new maternal high dependency unit and newborn unit built by the Safaricom Foundation at a combined cost of Ksh. 11 millio...

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Safaricom ranked first in network for calls and data by umlaut

Grace MathekaFebruary 17, 2021

Safaricom has been named top in stable network for data and calls across the country for the fourth time in a row, by umlaut. This follows Drive Tests carried o...

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M-PESA & Safaricom tops list of top 10 Superbrands in Kenya

Grace MathekaFebruary 12, 2021

M-PESA has been voted Kenya’s leading Superbrand for the fourth year in a row, ahead of parent company Safaricom, which came second in a recent survey by market...

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Safaricom permanently doubles fibre Internet speeds; here are the prices

Grace MathekaFebruary 11, 2021

Safaricom has made permanent the double internet speeds announced in March last year, as a move to encourage people to work remotely. For the same prices, users...

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Safaricom partners with Forward Travellers for bus fare payment via M-PESA

Grace MathekaFebruary 9, 2021

Safaricom has partnered with Forward Travellers to offer an M-PESA bus fare collection solution to commuters in Nairobi. The service will be available in mor...

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Blaze by Safaricom to host second BYOB digital summit

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2021

BLAZE BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) by Safaricom will host its second digital BYOB Live summit beginning from 8p.m. East African time. The theme of the Live Summit is...

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Safaricom Foundation refurbishes ICT Centre at Waithaka Vocational Centre

Grace MathekaJanuary 28, 2021

Safaricom Foundation has officially opened a new and improved ICT enabled skills center at the Waithaka Vocational Training Centre in Nairobi. The launch is par...

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Safaricom launches M-PESA Bill Management to digitize business payments

Grace MathekaJanuary 26, 2021

Safaricom has officially launched M-PESA Bill Management service that offers a single point where customers can view all their bills, receive reminders and auto...

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Safaricom Foundation invests Ksh. 2.2 million in school projects in 6 Counties

Grace MathekaJanuary 19, 2021

Safaricom Foundation's Ndoto Zetu initiative has supported about 2,000 students from 6 counties. The Foundation has invested in school projects in Elgeyo Marakw...

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Safaricom to celebrate 20 year anniversary with Safari Ya Wasanii concert on Dec 26

Makena Ndung'uDecember 24, 2020

Safaricom has announced that it plans to celebrate its 20 year anniversary with the Safari Ya Wasanii concert on December 26th. Safaricom will mark 20 years ...

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Safaricom to reduce M-PESA charges for transactions worth Ksh. 2,500 & below

Samson NderiDecember 22, 2020

Safaricom has announced that it will reduce charges for money transfers below Ksh. 2,500 on its mobile money platform, M-PESA, effective 1st January 2021. Charg...

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7 reasons why small businesses need Pochi la Biashara from Safaricom

Samson NderiDecember 15, 2020

Technological advancement has seen the rise of cashless transactions something which has really taken off during the Covid-19 pandemic as people were discourage...

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Safaricom sponsors the Go Beyond influencer category in the ADIA Awards 2020

Staff WriterDecember 14, 2020

Kenyan telecommunication company, Safaricom, has announced it is the Platinum Sponsor for the inaugural Africa Digital Influencer Awards (ADIA Awards). Safar...

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Safaricom launches the 5th edition of BLAZE Be Your Own Boss

Samson NderiDecember 11, 2020

Safaricom has kicked off the fifth edition of its BLAZE Be Your Own Boss youth engagement with a digital summit targeting youth aged between 18 to 26 years. ...

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Safaricom opens newly refurbished & tech driven Moi Avenue retail shop

Staff WriterDecember 9, 2020

Safaricom has today re-opened its newly refurbished and technology driven Moi Avenue retail shop in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD). The retail stor...

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Safaricom Foundation donates Ksh. 13 Million to King Fahad Referral Hospital in Lamu county for improvement of maternal services

Samson NderiDecember 1, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has invested Ksh. 13 Million in the renovation and equipping of the maternal and child health services unit at the King Fahad Referral Hosp...

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Blaze by Safaricom kicks off a 2 day virtual career fair for the youth

Staff WriterNovember 30, 2020

Blaze by Safaricom has today kicked off a two day virtual career and skills fair among youth aged between 18 and 26 years. The two day career fair to educate & ...

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Safaricom partners with UNICEF Kenya in a bid to aid vulnerable children

Samson NderiNovember 20, 2020

UNICEF Kenya and Safaricom have partnered to help Kenyan children in a range of areas including education, child protection and emergencies. The partnership aim...

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Safaricom awarded for their Enterprise IT Security Solution

Samson NderiNovember 18, 2020

Safaricom has been recognized as the best Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) in East Africa by Fortinet, an American cybersecurity corporation. The te...

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Safaricom reports Ksh. 33 Billion net profit for the half year

Samson NderiNovember 9, 2020

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 33.07 Billion net profit for the half year ended 30th September, 2020, this was a 6% drop in profitability from a similar period ...

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Safaricom hits milestone with 200,000 businesses using Lipa na Mpesa

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2020

Safaricom has hit a milestone with 200,000 businesses using their Lipa na M-PESA payment service. Lipa na M-PESA is a mobile payment service that enables busine...

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Safaricom Foundation donates medical equipment to 2 hospitals in Kibra

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has donated various medical equipment to two health facilities that are located in Kibra Constituency in Nairobi. The two hospitals are St....

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10 groups in Rift Valley receive Ksh. 1.5M donation from Safaricom Foundation

Staff WriterOctober 5, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has extended a Ksh. 1.5 million donation to 10 groups in the Rift Valley region in Kenya. Sfaricom Foundation dona...

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Safaricom Foundation donates medical equipment to health centres in Bomet, Trans-Nzoia and Kericho

Samson NderiSeptember 23, 2020

The Safaricom Foundation has donated medical equipment to five health facilities in Bomet, Trans-Nzoia and Kericho under its Ndoto Zetu initiative. In Bomet,...

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Elizabeth Mbugua wins the Safaricom MobiPlay challenge

Staff WriterSeptember 11, 2020

Safaricom has today announced that Elizabeth Mbugua has been crowned as the overall winner of the just concluded mobile gaming competition dubbed the MobiPlay C...

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Safaricom customers with feature phones can now access M-PESA via USSD via *334#

Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2020

Safaricom has today launched a new way to access the M-PESA mobile money service through a USSD service that is available by dialing *334#. The new service t...

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Safaricom’s Ndoto Zetu supports projects in Kwale & Kilifi with Ksh. 800,000 donation

Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2020

Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu initiative has supported projects in Kwale and Kilifi to the tune of Ksh. 800,000. The foundation has provided funding to s...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Star Benson Ochieng signed by Gor Mahia FC

Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2020

Benson Ochieng, one of the outstanding players of the second edition of Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom has signed a five year contract with Kenya Premier League (KPL)...

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Safaricom extends partnership with M-Gas to offer prepaid cooking gas in Kenya

Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2020

Safaricom has announced that it has extended its partnership with M-Gas to offer affordable prepaid cooking gas in Kenya. The partnership will enable joint t...

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Safaricom Foundation invests Ksh. 18.3 million in maternal health in Baringo County hospitals

Staff WriterAugust 29, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has invested Ksh. 18.3 million in maternal health projects in Baringo County hospitals. The investment has gone to...

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Jambojet customers are now able to flights using Safaricom Bonga Points

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2020

Customers of budget airline, Jambojet, will now be able to pay for their flight tickets using Safaricom Bonga Points in a new partnership with the Kenyan telco....

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Safaricom launches Browse Bila Waas campaign to reward customers with free 500MB data

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Safaricom has announced that it has launched a new campaign dubbed Browse Bila Waas that will reward customers with free 500MB data bonus. Under the campaign...

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Safaricom Foundation donates PPEs & medical equipment to health centres in Murang’a

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) & medical equipment to health centres in Murang'a County. Safari...

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Safaricom Foundation donates PPEs to healthcare workers in Makueni

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has donated personal protective equipment (PPEs) worth Ksh. 1.5 million to healthcare workers in Makueni County. The donation is in a bid t...

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Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu initiative provides equipment to health centres in 8 Counties

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu initiative has provided medical equipment to health centres in 8 counties across the country. Fourteen health facilities ac...

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Safaricom Foundation renovates hospitals in Lamu

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2020

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has renovated two hospitals in Lamu County to the tune of Ksh. 18.8 million. Mpeketoni and King Fahad hospitals i...

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Safaricom & Samsung to continue offering communication support to health workers

Staff WriterAugust 12, 2020

Safaricom and Samsung Electronics East Africa have committed to continue to offer communication support to frontline health workers in Kenya. Over 5,500 fron...

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Safaricom shareholders to get Ksh. 56B in dividends for FY 2020

Staff WriterJuly 30, 2020

Safaricom has today announced that its shareholders have approved a Ksh. 1.40 dividend per share for the financial ending 31st March 2020. This is an increase f...

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