Safaricom launches an anti-fraud solution for the financial sector

Staff WriterJune 26, 2019

Safaricom has launched a fraud intelligence solution for financial institutions in the country. The service will help banks, micro-finance institutions and insu...

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Safaricom sued by customer for Ksh. 115 trillion for an alleged data breach

Staff WriterJune 25, 2019

Safaricom has been sued for an eye watering Ksh. 115 trillion for an alleged data breach that involved customer data. In a suit, filed in the High Court on F...

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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...

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Manyatta United and Kitale Queens emerge as winners in the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Finals

Staff WriterJune 24, 2019

Manyatta United and Kitale Queens yesterday emerged as the winners in the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Youth tournament finals held in Meru. Manyatta United emer...

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Lyra Aoko & Leotunapika among winners in the BAKE Awards 2019

Staff WriterJune 23, 2019

The BAKE Awards 2019 winners were announced yesterday at a winners' gala event that was held at the Utalii Hotel. Like in recent years women dominated the compe...

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Manyatta United & Al-Ahly are in the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom finals

Staff WriterJune 23, 2019

Manyatta United FC from Kisumu and Al-Ahly FC from Rift Valley have made it to the boys final of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Youth tournament. The Kisumu ba...

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Safaricom joins UN initiative to fight harmful gender stereotypes in advertising

Staff WriterJune 22, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has joined the highest governing body of the Unstereotype Alliance chaired by Phumzile Mlambo – Ngcuka, the UN Women Executive D...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom finals are ongoing in Meru

Staff WriterJune 21, 2019

The national finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Youth Tournament kicked off yesterday with quarterfinal games played at Kinoru Stadium and ASK Showgrounds i...

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Reverse Call feature makes a comeback, this time at Safaricom

Staff WriterJune 18, 2019

Safaricom has announced the availability of a “Reverse Call” feature enabling its more than 31 million customers to pay for calls for loved ones. The service en...

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Mobile loan service Tala celebrates 5 years of existence

Staff WriterJune 17, 2019

Mobile loan service Tala has celebrated 5 years of existence having first launched in the Kenyan market in 2014. The loan service was initially known as Mkop...

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Safaricom app now has in-app M-Pesa PIN authentication

James WamathaiJune 16, 2019

Safaricom has updated their MySafaricom app which now allows you to input the PIN within the app. The new update was launched on 14th June and is currently avai...

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Safaricom named in Forbes Global 2000 list of leading public companies

Staff WriterJune 14, 2019

Safaricom has made it into the prestigious Forbes Global 2000 list of the leading 2000 public companies in the world. Safaricom is the only Kenyan company on th...

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Ndoto Zetu enables Malindi hospital to offer lab tests at affordable rates to low income earners

Staff WriterJune 12, 2019

With the deterioration of public health services, medical care in the country has consequently become very expensive and out of the reach for many Kenyans. In f...

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Safaricom announce Ksh 2.5M sponsorship of the Deaf Half Marathon 2019

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it will sponsor the sixth edition of Deaf Half Marathon to the tune of ksh. 2.5 million. The sixth Deaf Half Marathon will be held ...

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Senior Safaricom staff in court for allegedly stealing customer data

Staff WriterJune 11, 2019

Two Safaricom employees have been charged in court over the unlawful transfer of customer data belonging to the company. The two were arraigned yesterday before...

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Michael Njenga & Lidya Njeri win the 2019 Henry Wanyoike Hope for the Future Run

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

Michael Njenga and Lidya Njeri are the new champions of the 13th edition of Henry Wanyoike Hope for the Future Run held on 8th June in Kikuyu, Kiambu County. Th...

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Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom national final fixtures announced

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

The draw for the national finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom youth soccer tournament have been conducted with 15 teams set to battle for the top prize. E...

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Thousands turn up for East Africa’s Got Talent auditions in Nairobi

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

Thousands of contestants turned up for East Africa’s Got Talent by Safaricom pre-auditions that took place on 1st and 2nd June at KICC, Nairobi County. This ...

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Eunice Njeri & Jibadii among winners in the Groove Awards 2019

Staff WriterJune 10, 2019

The 14th Annual Groove Awards 2019 Gala went down on Saturday June 1st in a colourful ceremony that was held at Mövenpick Hotel in Westlands. Eunice Njeri wo...

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Henry Wanyoike Hope For The Future Run 2019 slated for June 8

Staff WriterMay 30, 2019

The Henry Wanyoike Hope for the Future Run 2019 has been scheduled to take place in Kikuyu on 8th June 2019. The 13th edition of the run will be sponsored by Sa...

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Safaricom partners with BuuPass to launch online bus booking service

Richard MureithiMay 28, 2019

Safaricom has partnered with BuuPass to launch an online service that will enable travelers in the country to book and purchase bus tickets. Currently the se...

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Andela is looking to hire Software Engineers

Staff WriterMay 27, 2019

Andela, a tech company that identifies and develops software engineers is recruiting mid and senior level developers. This part of a new Power of “✗” campaign w...

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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...

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Safaricom to offer free 5GB data for YouTube streaming

Staff WriterMay 21, 2019

Safaricom has today announced that customers who purchase the All in One Monthly Bundle will be offered free additional 5GB of data to enable the stream videos ...

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Nairobi auditions for East Africa Got Talent Show to be held on June 1 – 2 at KICC

Staff WriterMay 20, 2019

The East Africa’s Got Talent Show by Safaricom auditions kicked off, at Nyali School, Mombasa County yesterday. The gates were opened to the public as from 6.00...

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Chapa Dimba All Stars girls team ends Spain tour with a big win

Staff WriterMay 16, 2019

Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom All-Stars wrapped up their Spain tour with a big win after the girls’ team beat Tecnofutbol Ladies 6-0 in their final friendlies. The b...

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Chapa Dimba All Stars boys team picks their first win in Spain

Staff WriterMay 15, 2019

The Chapa Dimba All Stars boys team won their second friendly match against St. Gabriel of Spain when they scored 2-1 in regulation time. In the match, Benja...

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14 places you can get quick loans in Kenya

Richard MureithiMay 7, 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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Chapa Dimba All-Star team heads to Spain for a training camp

Staff WriterMay 7, 2019

After a grueling battle in a bid to to qualify for the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom finals, an All-Star team has been selected from the best players during the eigh...

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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 ...

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Communications Authority releases new 01xx mobile prefix

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has today announced the release of a new prefix 01xxxx which will be in addition to the current 07xxxx. According ...

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How get a salary loan from MCo-op Cash by Co-op Bank

Staff WriterApril 30, 2019

MCo-op Cash is a product of the Co-operative Bank of Kenya (Co-op Bank). It is a service that allows Co-op Bank customers to access banking services and also lo...

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South B United & Acakoro win the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi finals

Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

South B United and Acakoro Ladies from Kasarani emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom Nairobi region finals which were held over the weekend. ...

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Berlin FC emerge as the winners at the Chapa Dimba North Eastern region finals

Staff WriterApril 26, 2019

Berlin FC emerged as the winners of the Chapa Dimba na Safaricom North Eastern region finals that were held yesterday at Garissa Teachers College. Berlin FC ...

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Berlin FC make it to the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom North Eastern finals

Staff WriterApril 23, 2019

Berlin FC from Garissa has made it to the finals of the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom North Eastern region set for tomorrow at Garissa University. Abdallah Marro ...

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Safaricom brings back Maisha Ni Digital Campaign offering affordable smartphones

Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

Safaricom has announced that it has launched the third edition of the Maisha Ni Digital campaign offering affordable smartphones to its customers. Among the pho...

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Telkom Kenya has appointed Steve Okeyo as Managing Director in the mobile division

Richard MureithiApril 17, 2019

Telkom Kenya has announced the appointment of Steve Okeyo as the MD for its mobile division. He will be taking over from Amer Atwi who has been in the position ...

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Euronuts and Barcelona Ladies emerge as the winners of the Chapa Dimba Central region finals

Staff WriterApril 15, 2019

During the Chapa Dimba Na Safaricom Central region finals held in Thika over the weekend, Euronuts from Kiambu in the boys category and  Barcelona Ladies from L...

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How Ndoto Zetu is touching the lives of less privileged school kids in Nyamira

Staff WriterApril 15, 2019

Education can be termed as the process of transferring knowledge, abilities, values and skills from one person to another. It is essentially a social activity w...

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University student Steve Ngoje is the latest Ksh. 1 million Shukrani Kochokocho winner

Staff WriterApril 11, 2019

Steve Ngoje, an engineering student at Moi University, is the latest winner of Ksh. 1 million in the ongoing Safaricom Shukrani Kochokocho Kenya Nzima promotion...

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Nairobi teams emerge winners in the National Deaf Basketball Championship

Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Nairobi Deaf kings and Nairobi Deaf Queens are the winners of the National Deaf Basketball Championship that was held at Kasarani Stadium. The tournament, wh...

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Food vendor Mohamud Abdikadhar Ali wins Ksh. 1 million in Shukrani KochoKocho promotion

Staff WriterApril 4, 2019

A 25 year-old food vendor from Eastleigh, Mohamud Abdikadhar Ali, has become the latest person to win Ksh. 1 million in the Safaricom Shukrani KochoKocho consum...

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