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Nelson Nyoike emerges as the winner of the 13th leg of Safaricom Golf Tour

Staff WriterJuly 24, 2022

Nelson Nyoike beat a field of 253 golfers to win the 13th leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour held at the par 72 Vet Lab Golf Club. Playing off handicap 21, the six...

The Safaricom Golf Tour heads to Vet Lab Sports Club this weekend for the 13th leg of the series

Staff WriterJuly 21, 2022

The Safaricom Golf Tour will be heading to Vet Lab Sports Club this weekend for its 13th leg with over 350 junior and senior golfers set to take on the 18-hol...

Jecinta Njeri, a deaf girl who overcame the odds to become a winner at the Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiJuly 20, 2022

As it is often said, disability is not inability and many a time this has been proven when those who are differently abled are able to excel in spaces where the...

Nancy Steinman – changing the lives of underprivileged kids through golf

Samson NderiJuly 18, 2022

In life, we at times meet people with big hearts who are always ready and willing to help those who are in need. However, on rare occasions, we get to meet indi...

Lt Col Mulwa emerges as the winner of the 12th leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour

Staff WriterJuly 17, 2022

Lt Col Michael Mulwa of the Kenya Airforce, Moi Airbase, emerged as the winner of the 12th leg of the Safaricom Golf Series held at the Kenya Airforce Golf Clu...

Telkom & Airtel customers can now make payments via M-Pesa Paybill numbers

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2022

Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel, have announced that Kenyans can now make direct mobile money payments to an M-PESA Pay Bill Number from any network. This move f...

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Safaricom to sponsor Rallycross event to the tune of Ksh. 3 Million

Staff WriterJuly 8, 2022

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 3 Million sponsorship deal for the inaugural rallycross competition scheduled for this weekend at the newly launched racing track...

Safaricom has launched ‘Faraja’ an interest free loan for buying goods

Staff WriterJuly 7, 2022

Safaricom has partnered with Equity Bank and Edomx Ltd to launch "Faraja" a zero-interest credit service. The service is expected to allow millions of its custo...

Moringa School holds career fair with an aim of preparing students for the workplace

Staff WriterJuly 1, 2022

The Moringa School is holding its career fair today at the iHub, Nairobi with Safaricom as the platinum sponsor. The theme of the fair is ‘Are you the right ...

Peter Wahome and Fridah Chepkite emerge as the winners of the Lewa Safari Marathon

Staff WriterJune 29, 2022

Peter Wahome and Fridah Chepkite emerged as the winners of the grueling 42km 2022 Lewa Safari Marathon held at the Lewa conservancy last Saturday. Wahome brace...

Here are some 6 benefits of playing golf

Samson NderiJune 7, 2022

Earlier in the year, had some mentioned golf, what immediately came to mind was an elite sport only open to the well to do in the society. However, this narrati...

Tsevi Soni and Aana Mengi emerge as winners in the Junior Tournament at the 9th leg of Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiJune 6, 2022

Tsevi Soni and Aana Mengi emerged as the winners during the ninth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour junior tournament which was held on Sunday at the Kericho Golf....

Muriithi Gatu and Rohini Shah emerge as the winners of the 7th leg of Safaricom Golf Tour Junior Tournament

Staff WriterMay 16, 2022

Muriithi Gatu a 9-year-old from Limuru and Vetlab-based 12-year-old Rohini Shah have been crowned the overall winners of the seventh leg of the Safaricom Golf...

Don Riaroh emerges as the overall winner in the Karen leg of Safaricom Golf Tour

Staff WriterMay 14, 2022

Don Riaroh has been named the overall winner of the seventh leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour held at the par 72 Karen Country Club course. Playing off handica...

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Safaricom reports a net profit of Ksh. 67.5 Billion for the full year ended March 2022

Staff WriterMay 12, 2022

Safaricom has posted a net profit of Ksh. 67.49 Billion for the full year ended March 2022. According to the telco, this was due to the impact of KES 4.66 Billi...

Safaricom Foundation has donated a boat ambulance to King Fahad Referral Hospital in Lamu County

Samson NderiMay 12, 2022

Safaricom Foundation has donated a Ksh. 9.5 Million boat ambulance to King Fahad Referral Hospital in Lamu County to help deal with medical emergencies. The am...

How the Junior Golf Foundation & Safaricom are enabling Nelson Okoth’s dream of becoming a professional golfer

Samson NderiMay 11, 2022

It is now about four months since the Safaricom Golf Tour kicked off and during this time, I have had the pleasure of meeting people from different backgrounds ...

The Safaricom Golf Tour heads to Karen Country Club for the 7th leg of the series

Staff WriterMay 11, 2022

The seventh leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour will be happening this Friday and Saturday at the Karen Country Club par 72 course. The event follows the sixth leg...

Safaricom appoints Michael Mutiga as Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer

Staff WriterMay 4, 2022

Safaricom has announced that it has appointed Michael Mutiga as the Chief Business Development & Strategy Officer effective 1st May 2022. He replaces Joe Og...

HELB extends 100% penalty waiver to June 30

Staff WriterMay 4, 2022

The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have announced the extension of the extension of the 100% penalty waiver to June 30 22. The waiver was introduced to cus...

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Safaricom Home Fibre prices for 2022

Staff WriterMay 3, 2022

Safaricom Home Fibre service provides Internet via fibre to homes all over the country in Kenya. It is available in Nairobi, Nakuru, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret...

How Henry Agwona is growing golf in Eldoret by coaching underprivileged kids

Samson NderiMay 3, 2022

At times in life, one meets selfless people who go above and beyond to give a helping hand to those who are needy in the society at no benefit to themselves. So...

Safaricom to hide full details of Lipa na M-Pesa customers in new privacy push

James WamathaiMay 3, 2022

Safaricom has apparently put in motion plans to protect the privacy of Lipa na M-pesa customers by hiding some of their details when they make payments to merch...

Safaricom Foundation’s Ndoto Zetu donates Ksh. 1.6M to support communities in Rift Valley

James WamathaiMay 2, 2022

Safaricom Foundation has announced that it has donated Ksh. 1.6 million to support health and economic empowerment projects in the Rift Valley region. The donat...

Safaricom appoints Stephen Kiptinness as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer as Joe Ogutu retires

James WamathaiApril 28, 2022

Telecommunication company, Safaricom, has announced that it has appointed Stephen Kiptinness as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. It has also announced that long...

Amazon Web Services to launch local zone cloud infrastructure in Kenya

Samson NderiApril 12, 2022

Amazon Web Services, a Amazon.com, Inc. company subsidiary has announced plans to launch an AWS Local Zone in Kenya. The new AWS Local Zone(s) in Kenya will...

One can now pay for goods on Lipa na Mpesa Till using T-kash and Airtel Money

Samson NderiApril 8, 2022

Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel have today announced the interoperability of their mobile money service platforms. This will allow Kenyans to make mobile money pa...

The inspiring story of Kisumu caddie Joshua Karani who uses golf to fund his high school studies

Samson NderiApril 5, 2022

Once in a while you come across inspiring stories of people whom despite being handed some bad cards in their life, don't let this fact put them down. These ind...

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Safaricom and Betika among 40 brands recognized by Superbrands East Africa

Samson NderiApril 1, 2022

Superbrands East Africa celebrated 40 of the region’s top brands at a Tribute Awards Ceremony held on Thursday 31st March 2022 at the Trademark Hotel in Nairobi...

Safaricom Foundation impacts 5,000 children with its diabetes programme

Samson NderiMarch 17, 2022

Safaricom Foundation’s Children with Diabetes Programme has impacted about 5,000 children and youth under 21 years old . The program entails early detection an...

Safaricom appoints Juliana Rotich as the Head of Fintech Integration

Samson NderiMarch 16, 2022

Safaricom has appointed Juliana Rotich as the head of its fintech integration solutions. She will be tasked with guiding the company’s financial integrated solu...

A chat with Paul Muchangi on his golf journey and the impact of Safaricom Golf Tour

Samson NderiMarch 15, 2022

When one thinks of golf, most often than not, what comes to mind is that it is an expensive sport that is only open to the well to do. However, that is not alwa...

Shashwart Harish and Audrey Gachora emerge as winners at the Safaricom Golf Tour held at Muthaiga

Samson NderiMarch 14, 2022

Twelve year old Shashwart Harish and Audrey Gachora emerged as the overall winners of the third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour junior tournament held at the Mut...

Third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour to be at Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2022

The third leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour will take place at the Muthaiga Golf Club this weekend, March 12 to March 13, 2022. The tournament has attracted over 2...

Safaricom M-PESA hits 30 million active customers mark as it celebrates 15 years of existence

James WamathaiMarch 10, 2022

Safaricom has announced that M-PESA now has over 30 million customers using the mobile money service every month in Kenya. The milestone comes a few days aft...

M-PESA Foundation & Gertrude’s Hospital launch telemedicine service in Samburu County

James WamathaiMarch 9, 2022

The M-PESA Foundation and Gertrude’s Hospital Foundation have launched their telemedicine initiative, dubbed Daktari Smart, in Samburu County. The initiative...

The history of golf in Kenya and how Safaricom is changing the narrative

Grace MathekaMarch 9, 2022

Golfing in Kenya has a long and illustrious history that dates back to the 1900s. At the time, early settlers felt that each European community across the count...

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Safaricom to reward loyal M-Pesa customers as part of 15th anniversary celebrations

Samson NderiMarch 7, 2022

M-PESA is celebrating 15 years since Safaricom and Vodafone launched the service in March 2007. From its beginning in Kenya, M-PESA has grown to more than 5...

Safaricom’s M-PESA App & Blaze DigiTruck win at the Global Mobile Awards

James WamathaiMarch 4, 2022

Kenyan telecommunication company, Safaricom, has won 2 Global Mobile Awards at the Mobile World Congress 2022 (MWC 2022). Safaricom won a Global Mobile Award...

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Safaricom recognized at the Zero Project Awards due to to its diversity & inclusion

Samson NderiMarch 4, 2022

Safaricom has been recognized as one of the recipients of the 2022 Zero Project Award. The award recognizes innovative practices and policies aimed at driving ...

Safaricom successfully conducts trials for its smart vehicle tracking system at the EA Classic Rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 23, 2022

Safaricom has announced the successful pilot of its IoT (Internet of Things) powered smart vehicle tracking system. By installing smart sensors in two rally veh...

Safaricom set to pilot a smart vehicle tracking system at the East African Safari Classic rally

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

Safaricom has announced the installation of their smart vehicle tracking system onboard Raaji Bharij and his navigator Tauseef Khan's Ford racer in the upcoming...