KCB Group and Safaricom Business have launched a one-stop-solution platform to meet the needs of Small and Medium Enterprises. The platform dubbed “Biasha...
Strathmore University has officially unveiled iLab Africa, a research and incubation facility that supports entrepreneurship programs in apps and software d...
Telecommunication company Safaricom was recently awarded a tender to provide advanced communication and surveillance equipment to the National Police Servic...
M-Shwari is a mobile banking service offered through M-PESA and run by the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom. It was launched in November 2012 a...
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom Limited have introduced a fixed deposit feature on the M-Shwari platform dubbed Lock Savings Account.
The L...
Bob Collymore
Safaricom, has announced a 38.9 per cent increase in profits buoyed by M-Pesa, SMS and data revenues. The company revealed that there was an i...
Bob Collymore at the launch
Safaricom once again dipped its toes in the entertainment sector by launching a youth Orchestra dubbed the Safaricom Youth ...
We are used to Kenyan brands being stuffy and formal on Twitter. There are exceptions in brands like Durex Kenya, Safaricom and Zetech College have their moment...
You can now pre-order the Galaxy S5 in Kenya from Safaricom, Airtel and Duka1.
Safaricom
Safaricom are offering the S5 at Ksh. 74,999. It also comes with ...
Today is International Day of Happiness which is celebrated throughout the world on 20th March. It was established by the United Nations General Assembly on...
Bob Collymore
When you Tweet a CEO asking for a job make sure your English is impeccable. Stephen Karanja, A Kenyan Twitter user, sent a Tweet to Bob Collym...
The traffic on Sunday afternoon 23rd February was backed up all the way to Kenyatta as jazz fans made their way to Ngong Racecourse for the inaugural Safari...
The Safaricom Jazz Festival is on Sunday, 23rd February 2014 at the Ngong Racecourse. The musicians performing include Richard Bona, Rhythm Junks, Aaron Rimbu...
In a move to grow the number of customers using M-Shwari, The Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom have announced the Fanikisha na M-Shwari Promotion...
Zabibu Founder and members of her teaching staff
A gala dinner hosted by the Safaricom Technology Division has raised over Ksh. 4 million to go towards the...
Lovers of Jazz music are set for a special treat thanks to Safaricom. Safaricom is set to host the first ever jazz festival in Kenya on 23rd February 2014.
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Safaricom’s flagship brand M-PESA, is set to revolutionize e-commerce in Kenya with the launch of its online payment service. Lipa Na MPESA online is a ne...
After the Government threatened to jail Kenyan telco CEO's over unregistered SIM cards Safaricom reacted yesterday evening by blocking unregistered SIM cards. I...
Huawei this morning officially launched the Huawei Ascend P6 in Kenya at the I&M Safaricom Shop in Nairobi. The Ascend P6 comes with a 4.7 inch screen, an 8...
Sylvia Mulinge, GM Safaricom Business
Earlier this month Safaricom launched its Software as a service offering in the form of online business management sol...
Safaricom has today has today launched online business solutions that will enable SMEs to access software they need to run their businesses at an affordable cos...
Safaricom has launched a new payment service targeted at the rental market in Kenya. The service, dubbed Lipa Kodi na MPESA (which means 'pay rent with MPESA'...
It's not common knowledge but it is possible to withdraw money from MPESA via an ATM. MPESA ATM withdrawals can be done at the following bank ATMs:
Equity ...
When you have a pressing need that you want to urgently raise money for, having as many channels for people to donate to is very paramount. In Kenya especia...
Safaricom's popular marketing promotion Bonyeza Ushinde na Safaricom is back. It will last for a period of 60 days starting August 7th to October 5th. As in...
After years of not being operation, the 999 emergency response number in Kenya has finally been restored. Kenyans have activist Okoiti Omtata to thank for t...
The Creatives Garage Spanner Breakfast is a breakfast meet held at the MJ Centre, with a guest panelist of creative entrepreneurs, that allows creatives to co...
Cows seem to be getting all the attention from TV ads, to having their own beauty pageant, to controversy and scandals in Kiambu. I digress. Anyway, there i...
One of the driving forces behind the economic growth of our country is the emergence and rapid increase in Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Safaricom, the count...
Safaricom has partnered with Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) to provide free WiFi to commuters through Safaricom WiFi routers installed in their vehicles. Th...
Kenya’s 50th anniversary as an independent state was made even greater with the Groove Awards 2013 winners ceremony being held at the KICC. This time roun...
Naideation13 took place at Ihub on Thursday 30th May. This was a one-day ideation seminar and prototyping hack-day looking to explore powerful new ideation ...
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Nowadays, a record number of Kenyans are seeking to go online. The CCK, in its latest report, estimates that there are about 16.5 million internet...
I am an entrepreneur in the cloud computing field. In preparation for deployment of a new product in the Kenyan market I recently set out to find local clou...
Groove Awards Nominations
Mo Sound Entertainment in partnership with Safaricom, held a red carpet event at the Louis Leakey Auditorium, National Museum to a...
Below is Safaricom's statement in light of the recent hacking of various websites that they host.
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We have detected and informed some of our cu...
I consulted an IT security expert Tyrus Kamau on the Safaricom hosted Kenyan websites hack and this is what he had to say:
Hapa: What can you tell me about t...
Several websites hosted by leading telecommunications company Safaricom have been hacked. The websites have been hacked by hackers who claim to be from Tunisia....
A week after announcing the MPESA rates would rise, Safaricom has released the new rates which will take effect from today.
Charges for transactions worth ...
Via Mulika Mwizi
Following amendments to the Customs & Excise Duty Act gazetted on 1st February 2012, Safaricom will raise tariffs for M-Pesa transa...