16 places you can get quick loans in Kenya in 2025

James WamathaiFebruary 8, 2025

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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KCB plants trees in Naivasha as part of conservation initiative ahead of 2025 WRC Safari Rally

Samson NderiFebruary 8, 2025

KCB Bank has launched its 2025 WRC Safari Rally tree planting initiative at Shermoi Southlake Primary School and Mirera High School in Naivasha. A total of 450 ...

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Opportunity International & Safaricom launch AI Chatbot to educate farmers on farming best practices

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2025

Safaricom and Opportunity International have launched FarmerAI in Kenya, an innovative AI chatbot. The chatbot is aimed at providing relevant farming best pract...

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Safari Rally 2025 promises to be more spectator friendly

Samson NderiFebruary 6, 2025

The 2025 WRC Safari Rally is gearing up to be a thrilling and fan-centric event, organizers have announced. With a focus on accessibility and spectator experien...

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John Maina & Paul Njihia win cars in the Safaricom ‘Wai Ndai’ Challenge

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 6, 2025

Safaricom has awarded the first grand prize winners of its ongoing Wai Ndai challenge by handing over two brand-new Suzuki Altos. 34-year-old John Maina from...

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KCB to sponsor the 2025 Safari Rally to the tune of Ksh. 209 million

Samson NderiJanuary 31, 2025

KCB Bank has announced that it will commit to sponsoring the 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) Safari Rally for the fifth consecutive year. The Bank will spon...

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Reality dating show ‘Take Me Home’ returns to Showmax with season 2

Makena Ndung'uJanuary 23, 2025

Showmax has announced the return of Kenyan hit reality dating show Take Me Home, with its 13-part second season, premiering this January. Take Me Home Season...

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Safaricom M-Pesa charges for 2025

Samson NderiJanuary 7, 2025

M-PESA is Safaricom's mobile money service that allows Kenyans to send money to each other, pay bills and transact online. Safaricom M-PESA customers can sen...

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Beatrice Soy wins inaugural Dr. Peter Ndegwa & Friends Golf Tournament

Samson NderiDecember 16, 2024

Beatrice Soy was crowned the overall winner of the inaugural Dr. Peter Ndegwa and Friends Golf tournament. The tournament was held on Saturday at the Muthaiga G...

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Safaricom sambaza furaha campaign heads to the coastal region

Staff WriterDecember 11, 2024

Safaricom has kicked off the last leg of its Sambaza Furaha campaign in the Coastal region. The campaign aims to spread the festive cheer, rewarding as well as ...

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Safaricom launches a Christmas campaign dubbed Sambaza Furaha

Staff WriterNovember 11, 2024

Safaricom has announced the launch its Christmas Festive campaign dubbed ‘Sambaza Furaha’ to reward and celebrate its customers across the country. The five-...

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Safaricom posts a reduced Ksh. 10 Billion net profit for HY 2024

Samson NderiNovember 7, 2024

Safaricom has announced that it has posted Ksh. 10 billion net profit for the half year period ended September 30, 2024. This is a major reduction from the Ksh....

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Safaricom’s 24 year journey: CEO Peter Ndegwa on community-centric digital inclusion & landmark innovations

Eugene OkumuNovember 1, 2024

Kenya’s arguably most successful publicly listed firm Safaricom PLC recently celebrated its 24th anniversary. The day, October 23rd 2024, was marked by on-groun...

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TV shows to stream on Showmax this November

Samson NderiOctober 31, 2024

Streaming service Showmax has announced the new TV show lineup that will be available on its platform in November. The new TV shows include: Dune: Prophecy, ...

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Best movies to watch on Showmax this November

Samson NderiOctober 31, 2024

Streaming service Showmax has announced the new movie lineup that will be available on its platform in November. The new movies include: Civil War, Aquaman &...

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Horror movies you can stream on Showmax this Halloween

Samson NderiOctober 30, 2024

Streaming service Showmax has announced its lineup for this Halloween season which includes a series of TV shows and movies. The upcoming TV shows and movies...

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Safaricom receives PIMS Certification for its payments & data centre operations

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2024

Safaricom has been awarded the ISO 27701 Privacy Information Management System (PIMS) certificate following an evaluation by the British Standards Institute (BS...

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Safaricom sustainability report shows an impressive Ksh. 983B injection in the Kenyan economy

Grace MathekaOctober 25, 2024

The latest Safaricom Sustainable Business Report has revealed that the telco has contributed Ksh. 983 billion to the Kenyan economy as it sustained 1,283,329 jo...

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Safaricom & MultiChoice partner to offer exclusive content on Showmax

Grace MathekaOctober 24, 2024

MultiChoice has announced a partnership with Safaricom, allowing Safaricom customers to access exclusive TV shows, movies, sports, and documentaries on Showmax ...

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Safaricom to reward loyal customers as it marks its 24th anniversary

Staff WriterOctober 23, 2024

Safaricom, is celebrating 24 years of connecting and transforming lives of Kenyans since it was official launched on 23rd October 2000. As part of the celebrat...

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TransUnion report shows that Kenyans are relying on mobile loans to survive

Makena Ndung'uOctober 16, 2024

Mobile loans has remained the most common form of credit in Kenya, accounting for 52.79% of all active loan accounts with a total balance of Ksh. 158.8B accordi...

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Safaricom Hook Circle bootcamps launched to empower youth in technology, careers & culture

James WamathaiOctober 5, 2024

Safaricom, through its youth platform Safaricom Hook, has kicked off a nationwide series of upskilling bootcamps dubbed the Safaricom Hook Circle. The events ar...

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National Assembly Health Committee approves Safaricom led health digitalization project

Staff WriterOctober 1, 2024

The National Assembly Health Committee has approved the Ksh. 104 Billion health digitalization project by a consortium led by Safaricom. The consortium inclu...

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Safaricom secures second Ksh. 15B Sustainability Linked Loan

Grace MathekaSeptember 25, 2024

Safaricom has secured another Ksh. 15 billion Sustainability Linked Loan, bringing the total loan facility to Ksh. 30 billion having closed a similar amount las...

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Safaricom Investment rebrands to SIC Investment Cooperative

Grace MathekaSeptember 25, 2024

Safaricom Investment Co-operative has officially changed its name to SIC Investment Co-operative in an effort to spur growth and diversification. The decisio...

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Safaricom increases internet speeds to 1000Mbps for its customers

Grace MathekaSeptember 24, 2024

Safaricom has increased internet speeds for its home and business customers to meet the growing needs of individual and enterprise customers. For Home fibre, Sa...

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Kitere Primary School to benefit from Safaricom’s Shine Kenya grand prize victory

Grace MathekaSeptember 20, 2024

More than 800 pupils from Kitere Primary School will benefit from classroom renovations, new desks and piping of clean water within the school. This is courtesy...

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Safaricom & Mastercard partner to boost remittances to merchants in Kenya

Grace MathekaSeptember 20, 2024

Safaricom has partnered with Mastercard to accelerate the adoption of payment acceptance and cross-border remittance services in Kenya. This collaboration is se...

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Safaricom conducts financial literacy training for traders in Migori

Grace MathekaSeptember 18, 2024

Safaricom, in partnership with Google, recently held a financial and digital literacy training to empower bodaboda riders, vendors, and small business operators...

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Safaricom receives a Payment Facilitator Certificate from Visa

Grace MathekaSeptember 12, 2024

Visa has awarded Safaricom a Payment Facilitator Certificate, marking a significant milestone in their continued partnership. This enhanced collaboration aim...

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KPC taps Syokinet Solutions to activate its Mombasa-Nairobi fibre optic cable

Grace MathekaSeptember 10, 2024

The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has on-boarded Syokinet Solutions, to activate 1.6Tbps data capacity on its fibre optic cable which runs from Mombasa to Nairob...

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Kepher Okoth is the grand winner in the Safaricom Shinda Mamilii promotion

Staff WriterSeptember 6, 2024

Kepher Okoth Ooko from Migori County has been announced as the grand winner of KES 5 million in the Safaricom “Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa” promotion...

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Safaricom appoints James Ludlow as director replacing Francesco Bianco

Samson NderiAugust 30, 2024

Safaricom has announced the appointment of James Ludlow as a non-executive director, effective 28 August 2024, for a period of one year. Ludlow replaces Frances...

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Safaricom rewards 5 final winners of the Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilli campaign

Grace MathekaAugust 22, 2024

Safaricom has announced the final five winners of the Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa campaign. Each winner received Ksh. 1 million, along with an additi...

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WRC 2025 expanded 14 race calendar will feature Safari Rally on March 20-23, 2025

Samson NderiAugust 20, 2024

The 2025 World Rally Championship (WRC) is set for an exciting season with a revamped 14 race calendar. It will feature new races in Spain, Paraguay, and Saudi ...

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Safaricom 5G is now available across all 47 counties in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 12, 2024

Safaricom has announced major advancements in its 5G network coverage, having crossed the 1,000 sites mark. The telco's 5G network is now available in all 47 co...

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Safaricom sponsors Paralympics Team with Ksh. 10M ahead of Paris games

Grace MathekaAugust 9, 2024

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 10 million sponsorship for the Kenya Paralympics Team ahead of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. The sponsorship, which is in c...

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Kenya Airways & Safaricom partner to develop tech for aviation

Makena Ndung'uAugust 5, 2024

Kenya Airways (KQ) has signed a partnership with Safaricom aimed at driving innovations that will enhance the airline’s operational efficiency, strengthen cyber...

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4 Kenyans awarded tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games courtesy of Safaricom M-PESA & Visa

Grace MathekaJuly 31, 2024

Safaricom through MPESA has awarded four winners with a fully paid trip to Paris for the ongoing Summer Olympic games, in partnership with VISA. The four luc...

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Timiza by Absa Bank; Your pathway to financial freedom

Samson NderiJuly 30, 2024

With the tough economic times that we are currently experiencing as country, there will be times when one needs a helping hand just to get by. This could be in ...

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Safaricom unveils 5 winners in the ongoing ‘Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa’ campaign

Grace MathekaJuly 25, 2024

Safaricom has awarded 5 more customers with Ksh. 1 million each in the ongoing Shine Kenya Shinda Mamilii Kama Bingwa campaign. The campaign, which began in ear...

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Ory Okolloh and Francesco Bianco exit Safaricom Board of Directors

Samson NderiJuly 25, 2024

Safaricom has announced changes in the Board of Directors with Ory Okolloh and Francesco Bianco exiting from the company. The exits will take effect from 24 Jul...

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