Safaricom invites Global Fintech Innovators to come invest in Kenya’s Ksh. 100 Billion industry

Staff WriterNovember 15, 2019

Safaricom has challenged the innovators in the telecoms and financial sector to tap into the fintech industry in Kenya which is expected to top Ksh100 billion n...

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Safaricom joins The Tent Partnership For Refugees

Staff WriterNovember 7, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has joined the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent), a global business network which mobilizes companies around the world to sup...

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24 entrepreneurs in Meru receive Ksh. 800,000 in funding from BLAZE by Safaricom

Staff WriterNovember 5, 2019

24 young entrepreneurs from Meru County and its environs have received business capital totaling Ksh. 800,000 from BLAZE by Safaricom at the Be Your Own Boss (B...

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Safaricom net profit jumps 14% to Ksh. 35 billion

Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

Telecommunication company Safaricom has announced that it has reported a net profit of Ksh. 35 billion for the half year ended 30th September 2019. The net prof...

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Eighth BLAZE BYOB summit held in Nyeri County

Staff WriterOctober 26, 2019

The eighth BLAZE by Safaricom Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summit of the year was held at the Dedan Kimathi University in Nyeri County. The first ever BLAZE BYOB ...

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Michael Kibet & Daisy Chepkemei are the winners of Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa race

Staff WriterOctober 25, 2019

Michael Kibet and Daisy Chepkemei have emerged as the winners in the 11th edition of Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat Gaa Cross Country Championships. This year’...

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Peter Ndegwa has been appointed as the Safaricom CEO

Staff WriterOctober 24, 2019

The Safaricom PLC Board of Directors has appointED Mr. Peter Ndegwa as the company’s Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2020. He joins Safaricom from Di...

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Safaricom unveils new strategy during its 19th anniversary celebrations

Staff WriterOctober 23, 2019

Safaricom today marked its 19th anniversary since the company begun operations by unveiling a new strategy where the telco committed to being Simple, Transparen...

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800,000 girls to benefit from sanitary towels from the Safaricom Mpesa Foundation

Staff WriterOctober 16, 2019

800,000 girls sitting for their final year national examinations including those in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps will benefit from three months’ supply of sa...

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Annual Isaiah Kiplagat Memorial Ndalat cross-country race to take place on 19th October

Staff WriterOctober 11, 2019

Safaricom and Athletics Kenya have announced that the annual Isaiah Kiplagat Ndalat Gaa Cross country championship will take place on 19th October. The annual e...

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Safaricom to offer Free YouTube Bundle to watch the INEOS 1:59 Challenge

James WamathaiOctober 11, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it is offering support to Eliud Kipchoge as he seeks to make history by running a full marathon under 2 hours in Vienna. The par...

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Mpesa recognized as among the most influential finance projects over the last 50 years

Staff WriterOctober 9, 2019

Mpesa has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Influential Finance Projects of the last 50 years by Project Management Institute (PMI) in its 2019 Most Inf...

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Cynthia Jerop & Peter Mutitu win the 2019 Safaricom Madoka Half Marathon

Staff WriterOctober 7, 2019

Cynthia Jerop and Peter Mutitu are the winners of the 14th edition of Safaricom Madoka Half Marathon that took place at Ngerenyi Stadium, Wundanyi in Taita Tave...

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Africa Practice acquires Global Reporting Initiative trainer’s certification in Kenya

Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Africa Practice East Africa Limited, a strategic advisory firm based in Nairobi has now been officially recognised as a Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) certif...

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Arnold Kipngetich wins the Rift Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament

Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2019

Arnold Kipngetich from Kericho is the new FIFA 19 Champion of the Rift Region BLAZE By Safaricom E-Sports tournament which was held at the Eldoret National Poly...

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BLAZE by Safaricom hosts 7th BYOB Summit in Trans Nzoia County

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

BLAZE by Safaricom hosted the 7th Be Your Own Boss (BYOB) Summit of the year at the Kitale National Polytechnic in Trans Nzoia County on 21st September. The ...

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Safaricom sells over 600k Neon smartphones in 2019

Staff WriterSeptember 25, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has sold more than 600,000 Neon smartphones in 2019, making the devices the most popular and affordable smartphone in its retail...

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Safaricom named as the Employer of the Year by Federation of Kenya Employers

Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2019

Safaricom has been named the 2019 employer of the year at the Federation of Kenya Employers’ 3rd Annual Employer of the Year Awards. The award, which was int...

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Safaricom trains first 60 staff enabling them take up digital careers

Staff WriterSeptember 19, 2019

Safaricom has unveiled a program that will empower and train employees who are looking to shift to new digital careers. The program is known as The Digital Acad...

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Athletics events in the Coast to get Ksh. 3M sponsorship from safaricom

Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2019

Safaricom will sponsor upcoming athletics events at the Kenyan Coast under the Safaricom Athletics Series to the tune of Ksh. 3 million. The athletics events...

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Safaricom shareholders approve dividend payout of Ksh. 74.92 Billion

Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2019

Safaricom shareholders have approved a Ksh. 74.92 billion dividend payout for the financial year ending March 31, 2019. The shareholders approved the dividen...

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Safaricom data bundles

Staff WriterAugust 28, 2019

Safaricom is a telecommunication company in Kenya with services such as SMS, voice calls, mobile internet and Safaricom M-pesa. Safaricom offers services all...

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Travel reservations provider Travelport now accepts Safaricom M-Pesa payments

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2019

Safaricom has partnered with travel reservation provider Travelport to enable travel consultants and agents to directly bill and pay with Safaricom M-PESA. ...

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Tala receives Ksh. 11B in funding to reach more customers

Staff WriterAugust 22, 2019

Mobile loan service Tala has received Ksh. 11 billion ( USD 110 Million) series D funding to expand its business operations in the countries it operates in. ...

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Safaricom to sponsor the East African Safari Classic Rally to the tune of Ksh. 13 Million

Staff WriterAugust 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced that they will sponsor the ninth edition of the East African Safari Classic Rally under its M-PESA Global brand to the tune of Ksh. 13 M...

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Safaricom Iten road race set for this weekend

Staff WriterAugust 16, 2019

Safaricom has announced a Ksh.1.3 Million sponsorship for the Iten 10km road race set to take place this Sunday, 18th August 2019 in Elgeyo Marakwet County. The...

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Safaricom to invest Ksh. 200M in Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom seasom 3

Staff WriterAugust 14, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will invest Ksh. 200 million in the third season of Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth football tournament. The telco has also an...

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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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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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15 places you can get quick loans in Kenya

Samson NderiJuly 24, 2019

We have all at one point in time been in a situation where we needed some cash to sort out something urgently. The quickest source of this cash is family and fr...

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How to get a loan from the NIC Bank mobile banking service

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2019

NIC Bank in Kenya now offers loans to its customers via its mobile banking service. The loan is available via the NIC NOW App and also via USSD. To get a loa...

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Media industry set to lose Ksh. 14 Billion as war on betting rages

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Just days after the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) ordered Safaricom to suspend Mpesa paybills and SMS short codes for 27 betting firms thus bringin...

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Digifarm set to outgrow Mpesa in five years

Staff WriterJuly 19, 2019

Safaricom has indicated that their mobile agriculture platform DigiFarm is projected to outgrow Mpesa in the next five years. The platform which was launched...

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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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East Africa Got Talent show Judges unveiled

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2019

The Judges of the East Africa Got Talent show were announced on Saturday at the Coca-Cola Office in Nairobi. The show is expected to start airing on Sunday 4th ...

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Communications Authority to approve the merger between Airtel and Telkom in 30 days

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2019

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has indicated that it would approve the merger between Airtel and Telkom within 30 days. The merger will give rise to...

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NSE embarks on trading futures with its most traded stocks

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Nairobi Securities Exchange which launched the trading on future contracts known as “NEXT Derivatives Market” last week is offering its investors index futures ...

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Stephen Muchiri emerges the winner at the #MyLittleBigThing innovation challenge

Staff WriterJuly 12, 2019

Stephen Muchiri who recently graduated from JKUAT emerged as the winner of the #MyLittleBigThing SDG’s Innovation Challenge. Stephen came up with the winning in...

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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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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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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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