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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Safaricom offers financial literacy & media training to athletes heading to the Olympics

Grace MathekaJuly 17, 2024

Safaricom recently hosted financial and digital literacy and media training for athletes ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics set to take place from July 26 to Augu...

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Interview with Ian Wambai on VunaPay and their impact on the agricultural sector

Samson NderiJuly 16, 2024

VunaPay an agritech startup emerged as one of the finalists in the Spark Accelerator Program. VunaPay works with Cooperatives to facilitate instant payment to s...

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Safaricom commits Ksh 50M to support Kenyans affected by finance bill protests

Grace MathekaJuly 4, 2024

Safaricom has announced a response plan to aid Kenyans affected by the ongoing protests taking place in various parts of the country. The response plan will beg...

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Safaricom launches m-Twiga a solution to deter human wildlife conflict

Staff WriterJune 6, 2024

Safaricom has launched m-Twiga, an AI powered solution intended to deter human wildlife conflict in partnership with Vodafone and WWF. m-Twiga is a cutting-edg...

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How to get a loan on the Stanchart SC Juza app

Samson NderiJune 5, 2024

SC Juza is a product of the Standard Chartered Bank and it is a service that allows customers to access mobile loans on the go. The app is intended to meet t...

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Safaricom posts a reduced Ksh. 42B net profit

Samson NderiMay 9, 2024

Safaricom PLC has today announced that it has posted a Ksh. 42 billion net profit for the year ended March 31, 2024. This is a reduction from the Ksh. 52 billio...

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Safaricom unveils Connect Academy to upskill fibre optic technicians

Grace MathekaApril 25, 2024

Safaricom has launched the Connect Academy, a program to offer industrial training for fibre optic technicians in Kenya and Ethiopia. The program was unveiled o...

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Dancing To Fame; Brendan Olouch on spreading good vibes at Chapa Dimba

Richard MureithiApril 22, 2024

I first came across the dancing robot on TikTok and in the video which went viral, the robot was dancing with the Dance General. I have to say that I was impres...

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Nurturing Talent; Chrispine Ochieng on what it takes to coach a winning team

Samson NderiApril 18, 2024

Chrispine Ochieng is the head coach of Plateau Queens who won the Safaricom Chapa Dimba tournament for the second time this year after having won the first tour...

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Connected Africa Summit receives Ksh. 20M sponsorship from Safaricom

Makena Ndung'uApril 18, 2024

Safaricom has today announced that it will sponsor the tune of Ksh. 20 million the upcoming Connected Africa Summit 2024. The event is scheduled to take place f...

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Discovering Talent; Nick Yahama on what it takes to become a football scout at Safaricom Chapa Dimba

Samson NderiApril 17, 2024

I have always been curious as to what makes a good football scout, so you can imagine my joy when I met Nick Yahama during the just concluded Safaricom Chapa Di...

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Breaking Barriers; Sabrina Barongo’s journey to becoming Cyber Security specialist at Safaricom

Samson NderiApril 10, 2024

For a long time the technology field has been male dominated but thankfully, this is changing slowly but surely as more women continue making it in this lucrati...

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Kalle Rovanpera wins the 2024 WRC Safari Rally followed by Katsuta Takamoto & Adrien Fourmaux

Samson NderiApril 1, 2024

Kalle Rovanpera has won the 2024 WRC Safari Rally after a near perfect run the competition that saw many of his rivals have mechanical issues. He was followed b...

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Kenya Airways is the official airline sponsor for the WRC Safari Rally 2024

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

Kenya Airways has announced the renewal of its partnership with WRC Safari rally as its official airline sponsor for the event. The WRC Safari Rally 2024, wh...

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M-PESA Global sponsors M-Sport Ford driver Adrien Fourmaux for Ksh. 20 million

James WamathaiMarch 27, 2024

The M-PESA Global International Money Transfer service has announced Ksh. 20 million sponsorship of M-Sport Ford French rally driver Adrien Fourmaux for the 202...

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Safaricom, Access Holdings & Coronation Group partner to drive financial inclusion in Africa

Grace MathekaMarch 26, 2024

Safaricom, M-PESA Africa, Access Holdings and Coronation Group have announced a collaboration dedicated to propelling financial inclusion in Africa. The part...

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Safaricom invests Ksh. 36M in the Safari Rally 2024

Grace MathekaMarch 26, 2024

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 36 million sponsorship to support the 2024 WRC Safari Rally slated for March 28- 31 in Naivasha over the Easter holiday. The c...

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Barcelona Ladies & Lysa FC are the Safaricom Chapa Dimba Central champions

Samson NderiMarch 24, 2024

Barcelona Ladies SC and Lysa FC from Laikipia are the Central region champions of the Safaricom Chapa Dimba fourth edition. They won in the regional finals held...

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Safaricom & Onafriq partner to stimulate flow of remittances to Ethiopia

Makena Ndung'uMarch 20, 2024

Safaricom has signed an International Money Transfer Agreement with Onafriq to help streamline remittance flows to Ethiopia. Onafriq is a digital payments ne...

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Women in Tech; Stephany Wakeanda on her journey to becoming a Data Engineer

Samson NderiMarch 20, 2024

As part of our Women in Tech series, we had a chat with Stephany Wakeanda on her journey in the tech world. Here is what she had to say. Tell us about yourse...

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Safaricom Chapa Dimba Nairobi region finals to take place this weekend

Staff WriterMarch 14, 2024

Safaricom flagged off the Nairobi regional finals of the Chapa Dimba football tournament at Jacaranda Grounds with a series of community outreach initiatives ai...

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Women in Tech; Stella Kinja on her journey to becoming a MPESA Business Analyst

Staff WriterMarch 13, 2024

In our ongoing series on Women who have made in tech, we had a word with Stella Kinja a MPESA Business Analyst at Safaricom. Stella describes herself as your go...

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