Bob Collymore

The Bob Collymore Foundation to host inaugural Jazz Festival on July 1

Samson NderiJune 8, 2023

The Bob Collymore Foundation (BCF) announced that it will host its first ever Jazz Festival on July 1 at Carnivore Grounds. The event will be called the BC Inte...

How M-Tiba has revolutionalized healthcare in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 24, 2021

M-Tiba is a mobile-based health wallet that went live in Kenya in 2016. It has increasingly been influencing Kenya’s healthcare space ever since. Based on the M...

Safaricom wins GSMA Award for outstanding contribution to the mobile industry

Grace MathekaMay 18, 2021

Safaricom has been awarded the Outstanding Contribution to the Mobile Industry Award by the GSM Association (GSMA). The GSMA is an association of global mobile ...

How the Safaricom Youth Orchestra is impacting lives through music

Staff WriterOctober 21, 2019

The Safaricom Youth Orchestra was launched in 2014 by the then CEO Bob Collymore, this was after he watched children playing at an event in Sweden and was inspi...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

Safaricom to sponsor 100 needy students via its High School Scholarship Programme

Richard MureithiJanuary 24, 2019

Safaricom has today announced the launch of a high school scholarship programme which targets to sponsor 100 students at over 90 schools across the country. The...

Safaricom’s Fuliza facility gives out loans worth over Ksh. 1 Billion in just 8 days

Richard MureithiJanuary 18, 2019

Just a few days after Safaricom launched Fuliza, it has caught on so well that it exceeded the telco's expectations. In just 8 days, it managed to acquire over...

Safaricom to fund deserving community projects with new CSR initiative

Richard MureithiJanuary 9, 2019

Safaricom has today announced the launch of Ndoto Zetu, an initiative aimed at transforming the lives of communities across the country for the better. Interest...

The impact of the Safaricom Jazz series on the Kenyan Jazz scene

Richard MureithiOctober 13, 2018

The Safaricom Jazz series celebrated its 5 anniversary this year. It all started back in 2013 when the Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore asked Elizabeth Njoroge the ...

Grammy Award Winner Diane Reeves to headline the Safaricom Jazz Lounge slated for the 18th and 20th of October

Richard MureithiOctober 6, 2018

After a small break, Safaricom Jazz is back and this time around, 5 time Grammy Award winner Diane Reeves will be headlining the Jazz Lounge which will be held ...

Safaricom data bundles are now cheaper & come with unlimited WhatsApp

James WamathaiSeptember 14, 2018

Safaricom data bundles are now cheaper and also now come with unlimited WhatsApp. The new data bundles are cheaper with a 2GB monthly bundle going for Ksh. 500....

The new Safaricom Box is impressive even without Netflix

James WamathaiMay 31, 2018

Safaricom launched the Big Box in 2015 with a lot of fanfare. The product didn't live to its expectation and even Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore later admitted tha...

How Ghetto Classics with the help of Safaricom Jazz is changing lives through music

Richard MureithiFebruary 21, 2018

Growing up in the disadvantaged parts of Nairobi, one has very few options when it comes to life. In slums of Korogocho, many opted to make quick money scavengi...

Alune Wade will headline Safaricom Jazz Lounge on 4th November

Lena AnyuoloOctober 19, 2017

Senegalese vocalist and bassist Alune Wade will be the leading act at the Safaricom Jazz Lounge concert to be held on Saturday 4th November 2017 at Uhuru Garden...

Lori systems crowned winners at the first TechCrunch Startup Battlefield held in Africa

Lena AnyuoloOctober 13, 2017

Lori Sytems from Kenya was crowned as Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup at TechCrunch Battlefield Africa 2017, held in Nairobi, Kenya on 11th October....

Safaricom introduces M-Pesa 1 Tap to 5 towns in Kenya

Lena AnyuoloOctober 4, 2017

Safaricom yesterday announced the availability of M-Pesa 1Tap in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret and Nyeri. The service was first launched in Nakuru County in...

Growth in M-Pesa & data revenues drives Safaricom’s net profit to Ksh. 48.4B

Richard MureithiMay 10, 2017

Safaricom has today announced their results for the year ended 31st March 2017 and as usual they have not disappointed having posted a net income of Ksh. 48.4 B...

Safaricom shareholders set to get paid a 27 billion special dividend

Richard MureithiJuly 26, 2016

Safaricom which is arguably the most profitable company in Kenya has today announced that it will be paying its shareholders a special dividend. This dividend w...

A Lipa na M-PESA debit card is apparently in the pipeline

Richard MureithiJuly 12, 2016

Some time back we wrote an article about how Safaricom was under-utilizing the Mpesa platform. One of the aspects highlighted was the lack of a debit card which...

Safaricom appoints Sateesh Kamath from Vodacom Tz as their new CFO

Richard MureithiJuly 1, 2016

Safaricom has today announced the appointment of Sateesh Kamath as its Chief Financial Officer and executive board member effective August 1st 2016. Mr. Kamath ...

Safaricom to compensate customers for dropped calls

Richard MureithiJune 29, 2016

In a bid to enhance their customer experience, Safaricom has today launched a suite of products. The aim is to give customers more control on how they use voice...

Safaricom launches BLAZE, an innovative product for the youth

Richard MureithiMay 27, 2016

Safaricom has today launched BLAZE a communication and empowerment platform designed for the Kenyan youth. If you are like me who has been wondering what the BL...

Safaricom announces results for the financial year 2016

Richard MureithiMay 12, 2016

The fact that Safaricom is East and Central Africa’s largest corporation was undisputed yesterday as the company released its results for the year ended 201. Th...

M-PESA has a new menu; Here is how to update yours

James WamathaiApril 6, 2016

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore has this morning Tweeted that the M-PESA service has a new menu. Apparently Safaricom customers will get the new menu automatically ...

Safaricom to roll out fiber to 12,000 homes in partnership with Kenya Power

Richard MureithiApril 6, 2016

In what is bound to be good news for those of us who live in the diaspora where the is no fibre connection. The partnership announced yesterday between Kenya Po...

Safaricom partners with Eneza Education to launch Shupavu 291

Richard MureithiMarch 22, 2016

Safaricom in partnership with Eneza Education last week launched Shupavu 291. Shupavu 291 is a USSD based education service which works equally well on basic/f...

Safaricom launches 2016 Technovation challenge for high school girls

Richard MureithiFebruary 5, 2016

Safaricom’s Women in Technology (WIT) initiative has partnered with Technovation, a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring women in technology and entre...

Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis to headline Safaricom Jazz Festival

Richard MureithiFebruary 1, 2016

The Safaricom Jazz Festival is back and will be going down on 21st February 2016. The main act this time around will be Branford Marsalis, a 3 time Grammy Award...

Safaricom unveil their 2016 calendar

Medrine NyamburaDecember 11, 2015

Safaricom unveiled their 2016 Capture Kenya Calendar at a colourful Kenyan themed event at the Michael Joseph Center. The highly anticipated project saw three t...

Safaricom launches ‘M-Tiba’ a donor healthcare cash tracking service

Richard MureithiDecember 7, 2015

Safaricom has launched a new health payment platform ‘M-Tiba’ in a bid to deepen the ability of citizens to access healthcare. The platform will deliver a mobil...

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...

Carol Musyoka, Juliana Rotich & 112 other women appointed to parastatal boards

James WamathaiOctober 5, 2015

Business Daily columnist Carol Musyoka, Ushahidi co-founder Juliana Rotich and 348 other Kenyans have been appointed to the boards of various Kenyan parastatals...

Bob Collymore joins other global leaders on the B team

Israel MuniuSeptember 25, 2015

The CEO of Safaricom, Bob Collymore, Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO of Salesforce and Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confeder...

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, ...

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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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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Another first for Safaricom as it launches 4G in Kenya

James WamathaiDecember 5, 2014

Safaricom has become the first mobile telecommunication company in Kenya to launch the 4G service in Kenya. The particular technology they have deployed is ...

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Safaricom finally sign security network contract with Kenyan Government

James WamathaiNovember 25, 2014

The Kenyan Government has finally signed an agreement with Safaricom that will see the telecommunications company roll out a National Surveillance, Communic...

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My 1963 Card launched for easy payments in PSVs

Lulu AkakiNovember 8, 2014

President Uhuru Kenyatta tops up his My 1963 card Earlier in the year, the Kenyan government through the Ministry of Transport gave a directive to the publi...