Safaricom

M-PESA has given customers value of Ksh. 160 billion in 10 years of existence

Richard MureithiMarch 7, 2017

M-pesa yesterday marked 10 years since it was launched on 6th March 2007. To some of us it feels like it has been around forever. A true earnings report done by...

Register to participate in the Safaricom Marathon 2017 in Lewa

Vanessa MwangiMarch 7, 2017

Release your inner Kalenjin and join several runners at the Safaricom Marathon in the Lewa Conservancy on Saturday 24th June 2017. Sweat as you run in raving te...

Here is why you should start investing in art

Vanessa MwangiMarch 6, 2017

What comes to mind when you think of investment? It is probably property, land or shares. However, little by little the East African region has begun to accommo...

Bitange Ndemo & Vivek Badrinath join the Safaricom board of directors

Staff WriterMarch 2, 2017

Dr. Bitange Ndemo and Vivek Badrinath have been appointed to the Safaricom board of directors. The appointments are effetive today and were approved at a board ...

How the Safaricom International Jazz Festival 2017 went down over the weekend

Staff WriterMarch 1, 2017

As fans trickled into the Safaricom Stadium Kasarani, the all too familiar tunes of DJ D-lite welcomed them in anticipation of a fun filled afternoon. One could...

Safaricom’s Technology Academy is inviting applications for technology internships

Richard MureithiFebruary 21, 2017

Safaricom has announced that it will be taking 63 university students under its 2017 technology internship program. The internship program known as Safaricom Te...

M-Pesa now has a transaction charge notification feature in compliance with CAK order

Richard MureithiFebruary 16, 2017

Some time back there was furor on Social Media when people came to learn that the Lipa na M-pesa service had hidden charges. The bone of contention was that Saf...

Safaricom venture fund invests in FarmDrive an agricultural analytics startup

Richard MureithiFebruary 13, 2017

The Safaricom Spark Venture Fund has today announced that it will be investing in a startup called FarmDrive. FarmDrive is a data analytics startup that is able...

Uber launches a new app to make your commute smoother

Richard MureithiJanuary 27, 2017

When Uber came into the Kenyan market, there was cause for celebration from Nairobians who were tired of being fleeced by cab drivers. Back then what used to ha...

Vivian Cheruiyot emerges as overall winner at the 2016 Safaricom SOYA Awards

Richard MureithiJanuary 20, 2017

In a star studded gala that went down last night at KICC, Vivian Cheruiyot the Double Rio Olympic medalist emerged the overall winner of the 2016 Safaricom Spor...

BLAZE BYOB TV show contestants & judges unveiled

James WamathaiJanuary 18, 2017

The BLAZE BYOB TV show, a youth entrepreneurship reality show, has announced the 12 contestants and the 3 judges in the contest. The reality show will air on KT...

The hot mess that is the Lipa na Mpesa UX

Kennedy KiruiJanuary 13, 2017

M-pesa is the poster child for the mobile revolution in Kenya. Every publication that has written about the mobile revolution here almost always uses M-pesa as ...

Bean Interactive wins an AVA Digital Award for Safaricom project

James WamathaiJanuary 12, 2017

Kenyan digital agency, Bean Interactive, has won a platinum award in the AVA Digital Awards 2017 in the Information Experience category for their work on the BL...

How mobile money has reduced poverty in Kenya especially among women

Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2017

A recently published study on the long-run effects of mobile money on economic outcomes in Kenya provides some valuable insights that will benefit economic deve...

Youth entrepreneurship show, BLAZE BYOB, to air on KTN with Ksh. 5M to be won

James WamathaiDecember 16, 2016

Youth entrepreneurship show BLAZE BYOB (Be Your Own Boss) will air on KTN in February and March next year. The show will begin airing on 6th February 2017 and w...

Little Ride reduces prices and is now the cheapest taxi service in Kenya

Richard MureithiNovember 25, 2016

There was a time when Uber was on its way to becoming a monopoly in the taxi service industry in Kenya. This was because with its deep pockets there was no othe...

Courier service, Sendy, expands to Mombasa

Richard MureithiNovember 16, 2016

A very important aspect of online retail is logistics. Without it one cannot be able to fully exploit the capabilities of an online store. Every online retailer...

Impressive 46% mobile internet growth drives Safaricom half year revenue to Ksh. 102B

Richard MureithiNovember 7, 2016

Safaricom last week announced their results for the period ended 30th September 2016 and as always they posted impressive results. This saw their net income inc...

CEO Fridays: How Moringa School is training world-class developers in Kenya

James WamathaiNovember 4, 2016

Founded in 2014, Moringa School offers courses that train students to become strong mobile and web developers. Some of its graduates work at companies such as S...

Safaricom expands 4G reach to 30 counties

Richard MureithiOctober 31, 2016

There is nothing as bad as slow internet, the kind that makes you feel as if you want to pull out your hair. If you are a Safaricom subscriber living outside Na...

Cuban pianist Roberto Fonseca to headline the Safaricom Jazz Lounge on November 5th

Richard MureithiOctober 21, 2016

For the Jazz enthusiasts, I have some good news for you. The Safaricom Jazz Lounge is back and will be going down on 5th of November at Uhuru Gardens. This time...

Safaricom Foundation to fund surgeries for needy children with hearing impairment

Richard MureithiOctober 18, 2016

Safaricom through its Foundation is set to benefit at least 240 people with ear surgeries across 8 regions. The surgeries are being conducted in partnership wit...

All you need to know about Shinda Ma Mili with Stori Ibambe

Samson NderiOctober 7, 2016

Safaricom has launched a new consumer promotion campaign dubbed Shinda Ma Mili with Stori Ibambe. The campaign will run for 60 days (till 4th December 2016). ...

M-Tiba, the health payment platform by Safaricom, goes nationwide

Richard MureithiSeptember 19, 2016

M-Tiba, the mobile health wallet has now been launched nationally. The platform is a partnership between Safaricom, PharmAcess and Carepay. It was Initially des...

How banks have implemented the interest rate law so far

Richard MureithiSeptember 14, 2016

There has been some confusion in the banking industry on what base rate to use when pricing loans after the banking amendment act was passed into law. This is b...

The Kenyan music industry still has a long way to go

Medrine NyamburaAugust 31, 2016

The Kenyan musician is screwed. I say this with the utmost pain for the Kenyan music industry which employs so many people. Being a musician in Kenya has got to...

Wanja Kavengi & Infinix among nominees in the SOMA Awards 2016

James WamathaiAugust 23, 2016

The SOMA Awards have announced the 2016 nominees. The annual competition, which is now in its 4th year, has 25 categories this year with the addition of the Agr...

Price & value analysis of Airtel’s UnlimiNet & Safaricom data bundles

Richard MureithiAugust 23, 2016

Part of being a Kenyan is the constant hunting for deals that can help you save a penny. With the economy as it is any deal that can save you a few shillings in...

13 places you can get quick loans in Kenya

Richard MureithiAugust 11, 2016

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...

Ronald Webb is the new Financial Services Director at Safaricom

Richard MureithiAugust 9, 2016

Ronald Webb a seasoned finance and technology expert has joined Safaricom from Equity Bank where he was head of directorate of payments at the bank. In this pos...

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...

Safaricom roaming is now cheaper for calls & data in over 52 countries

Richard MureithiJuly 26, 2016

In what is clearly good news for those who travel outside Kenya, Safaricom has today announced that it has reduced the roaming charges for calls and data by upt...

ZUKU appoints Safaricom’s Genue Mwaura as the Chief Finance Officer

Richard MureithiJuly 25, 2016

Wananchi Group entertainment brand Zuku has today announced the appointment of Genue Mwaura as Chief Finance Officer and Michael Dabaly as the Sales, Marketing ...

Expect slow Internet as TEAMS cable undergoes maintenance

Richard MureithiJuly 20, 2016

If your business relies on the TEAMS cable for internet you need to brace yourself for slow internet speeds. This is due to the scheduled maintenance works on t...

Precious Blood students emerge second at the Technovation Challenge finals held in the US

Richard MureithiJuly 19, 2016

Last week we told you about the Precious Blood Riruta students who managed to make it the the finals of the Technovation Challenge. The 5 girls namely Harriet K...

Precious Blood Students make it to the finals of the Technovation Challenge 2016

Staff WriterJuly 14, 2016

Five students from Precious Blood High School in Nairobi have are finalists in the Technovation Challenge 2016, a global technology and entrepreneurship competi...

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 diabetes walk set to go down this weekend

Richard MureithiJuly 6, 2016

Diabetes which was once viewed as a disease for the rich has in recent times become a major problem in developing countries. This situation has largely been inf...

All you need to know about Little Cab

James WamathaiJuly 5, 2016

Safaricom and Craft Silicon have today launched a new taxi hailing service in Kenya called Little Cab. The new service launches in a market where there are othe...

Safaricom to use Ready Business to help SMEs adopt technology in their operations

Richard MureithiJuly 4, 2016

According to a survey carried out by Safaricom Business on 181,000 businesses spread across 21 counties. Lack of capital, cash flow management and an inability ...

Little Cab poses a real threat to Uber in Kenya

James WamathaiJuly 3, 2016

Uber is the current market leader in the taxi hailing business in Kenya. It launched in January last year and despite a few challenges, it has gone from strengt...

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 ...