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The M-Pesa Foundation Academy is now accepting applications for their 2018 class

Richard MureithiApril 27, 2017

The M-Pesa Foundation Academy is now taking applications for its 2018 class. The institution is a state-of-the-art co-educational and residential 8-4-4 secondar...

How to block annoying promotional SMS messages on Safaricom

James WamathaiApril 25, 2017

The introduction of Lipa na M-Pesa (buy goods) provided a convenient way for customers to pay for goods and services. The best thing about the service to custom...

Safaricom and USIU scoop awards at the African Excellence Awards 2017

Vanessa MwangiApril 23, 2017

Safaricom and USIU-Africa have been announced as winners of distinct categories at The African Excellence Awards 2017. The awards were created to honor the most...

Eddie Grey & Chris Bittok among artists performing at Kenyan Jazz All Stars Edition on 30th April

Vanessa MwangiApril 23, 2017

International Jazz Day will be held on Sunday 30th April at the Carnivore Grounds. The concert, dubbed Kenyan Jazz All Stars Edition, will open the 2017-2018 se...

How to unsubscribe from Safaricom promotional text messages

Vanessa MwangiApril 23, 2017

Safaricom is like that loyal girlfriend or boyfriend who texts all the time. At a particular time each day or even at any given moment, you can expect a message...

Owaahh, Magunga & Potentash among nominees announced in the BAKE Awards 2017

Richard MureithiApril 3, 2017

The Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) has today announced that the voting phase of this year’s blog awards has kicked off. This year over 10,000 blogs were s...

Safaricom to reduce Lipa Na M-PESA charges for merchants in April

James WamathaiMarch 29, 2017

Safaricom has announced the reduction of Lipa Na M-Pesa charges for merchants. The charges will drop from the current 1% of the transaction value to 0.5%. A...

Valentine Nekesa receives Ksh. 5 Million after emerging the winner of Safaricom’s Blaze BYOB Tv show

Richard MureithiMarch 29, 2017

The BLAZE BYOB Tv show concluded this past Sunday and Valentine Nekesa a part time designer and model emerged the winner. Valentine walked away with a grand pri...

Safaricom launches FLEX, an affordable bundle for internet, calls & SMS

James WamathaiMarch 23, 2017

Safaricom last night launched a new bundle for internet, calls and SMS called FLEX. The product targets people who use a lot of resources on internet, calls and...

Safaricom announces a Ksh. 3.5 million sponsorship for the Barclays Kenya Open

Richard MureithiMarch 21, 2017

Safaricom which is the telecommunications sponsor for the Barclays Kenya Open has today announced a Ksh. 3.5 Million sponsorship. The 49th edition of the tourna...

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...