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UNEP live streams air pollution data on digital billboards in Nairobi to create awareness

Grace MathekaSeptember 9, 2021

Digital billboards around Nairobi live streamed the City's real-time air pollution in an effort to increase air quality awareness among its more than 4.7 millio...

M-PESA celebrates milestone of 50 million active customers across Africa

Grace MathekaSeptember 7, 2021

M-PESA Africa has announced that it has reached 50 million monthly active customers, strengthening its position as Africa’s largest fintech. Since its inception...

Safaricom Foundation donates Endoscopic equipment to Operation Ear Drop to support the hearing impaired

Grace MathekaSeptember 6, 2021

The Safaricom Foundation has handed over an Endoscopic Ear Surgery equipment worth Ksh. 3,859,293 to Operation Ear Drop Kenya (ODE-K) to support outreach progra...

Global corporates unite to support The Earthshot Prize and help bring solutions to global problems

Grace MathekaSeptember 4, 2021

The Earthshot Prize has announced that 14 influential global companies and brands will unite to support and grow the innovative solutions developed by the fifte...

Safaricom Ethiopia prepares for commercial launch in 2022

Grace MathekaSeptember 4, 2021

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia has announced a countrywide staff recruitment drive and introduced its leadership team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is a...

Safaricom Foundation partners with Kiambu County to fund Rironi Health Centre in a bid to improve access to maternal health

Grace MathekaSeptember 2, 2021

The Safaricom Foundation in partnership with Kiambu County Government, has formally opened a renovated outpatient wing for maternity services at Rironi Health C...

Vodacom research reveals that 41% of smartphone users in Africa are searching for health information

Grace MathekaSeptember 1, 2021

Vodacom’s e-health policy paper released recently as part of the Africa.connected campaign has revealed a rise in the number of people engaging with digital hea...

Hamza Anwar, McRae Kimathi & Jeremy Wahome to take part in the Machakos Rally

Grace MathekaAugust 30, 2021

Kenya’s FIA Rally Star trio of Hamza Anwar, McRae Kimathi and Jeremy Wahome are all set for the Machakos Rally scheduled for Sunday, 29th August. The three r...

Marketforce a retail distribution start-up secures an additional Ksh. 11 Million for expansion in Africa

Grace MathekaAugust 27, 2021

MarketForce, a Kenyan retail distribution platform, has raised an additional Ksh. 11 million ($100,000) in funding, to launch in Nigeria and to scale up operati...

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Everything you need to know about Safaricom Home Fibre

James WamathaiAugust 25, 2021

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...

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Safaricom Home Fibre prices for 2021

James WamathaiAugust 25, 2021

Safaricom recently announced that it has made permanent the double internet speeds announced in March last year. According to them, this was a move to encourage...

Nokia partners with Safaricom & UNICEF to offer internet connection to more schools in Kenya

Grace MathekaAugust 18, 2021

Nokia has partnered with Safaricom, UNICEF and the Ministries of Education and ICT, to connect close to 90 schools to the Internet in Kenya. The initiative aims...

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 66.5 million sponsorship for the World Athletics under 20 championships

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 66.5 million sponsorship for the World Athletics Under 20 Championships, slated for 17th to 22nd August at the Moi International ...

How to buy NSE stocks using Safaricom Bonga Points

Grace MathekaAugust 16, 2021

Safaricom recently announced a partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to enable Kenyans invest in stocks using their accrued Bonga points. Al...

Safaricom customers can now buy shares at the NSE using their accumulated Bonga points

Grace MathekaAugust 10, 2021

Safaricom has announced a partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to enable Kenyans invest in stocks using their accrued Bonga points. All Saf...

Safaricom sponsors Maxine Wahome to the tune of Ksh. 1 million as she takes part in the Kenya Rally Championship in Voi

Grace MathekaAugust 5, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 1 Million sponsorship for rally driver Maxine Wahome ahead of this weekend’s Kenya National Rally Championship rally in Voi. M...

How to subscribe to Skiza Tunes on your phone

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2021

Since the launch of Skiza Tunes by Safaricom in 2009, subscribers have been entertaining their callers with a song of their choice before they pick up. Safarico...

Safaricom has increased Artist’s earning from Skiza tunes to 40% in a bid to support the creative industry

Grace MathekaAugust 3, 2021

Safaricom has announced an increase in Skiza revenue share for artists and content creators by 33%. Following the revenue increase, more than 20,000 artists and...

Safaricom shareholders approve plan for Ethiopia operations in 2022

Grace MathekaAugust 2, 2021

Safaricom shareholders recently approved their nod for the setting up and incorporation of Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia which is set to begin operation...

Vodafone Group registers a 45% transaction volume increase in Q1 after M-PESA expansion across Africa

Grace MathekaJuly 29, 2021

Mobile operator Vodafone Group in a trading update for its Q1 fiscal report has registered a strong growth in Africa. Driven by its financial platform M-PESA, t...

Kenyan FIA Rally Stars to take part in the African Rally Championship in Tanzania starting Friday 23rd July

Grace MathekaJuly 22, 2021

Kenya’s FIA rally stars Hamza Anwar, McRae Kimathi and Jeremy Wahome have expressed confidence ahead of the 3rd round of the African Rally Championship. The cha...

Safaricom partners with 2019 Global Teacher Peter Tabichi to donate computers to Keriko Secondary School

Grace MathekaJuly 21, 2021

The Safaricom Foundation has partnered with former Global Teacher Prize winner, Peter Tabichi, to donate computers and internet connectivity to Keriko Mixed Sec...

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Safaricom receives formal approval to begin operations in Ethiopia

Grace MathekaJuly 19, 2021

The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has stated that the Global Partnership for Ethiopia has incorporated and registered its local company, Safaricom Te...

Safaricom announces a Ksh. 1 Million sponsorship to support Mark Otieno’s dream to win 100m race at the Olympics

Grace MathekaJuly 15, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 1 million sponsorship for sprinter Mark Otieno’s campaign during this year’s Tokyo Olympic Games. The 28-year-old athlete finishe...

You can now make purchases on the Huawei AppGallery with M-PESA

Grace MathekaJuly 13, 2021

Huawei Mobile Services has partnered with Safaricom to launch a new payment method on its AppGallery. Huawei users can now make in-app purchases in their favour...

Safaricom announces a Ksh. 20 Million sponsorship for the Kenya Olympics team

Grace MathekaJuly 12, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 20 million sponsorship for Team Kenya at the Tokyo Olympics. The funds have been set aside for the ceremonial kit that will be us...

Kenyan telcos hike tariff charges for calls & data in response to Excise Duty Act amendment

Grace MathekaJuly 7, 2021

Late last week, Parliament passed the Finance Act 2021, which is an amendment to the Excise Duty Act 2015. This amendment has seen the excise duty on telephone ...

Anwar Soussa to lead Safaricom consortium in Ethiopia

Grace MathekaJuly 6, 2021

The Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) has appointed Anwar Soussa as the Managing Director (MD) of the Operating Company in Ethiopia, effective 1st July, 202...

The Africa Law Tech Festival to take place as from 5-9 July 2021

Grace MathekaJune 30, 2021

Africa Law Tech Festival is a 5-day annual conference that convenes stakeholders to deliberate on digital policy in Africa. Stakeholders include government, law...

Team Kenya shines at the 2021 WRC Kenya Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 28, 2021

Kenyan youngsters Jeremy Wahome, Hamza Anwar and McRae Kimathi put on an impressive performance at the just concluded WRC Safari Rally. Their performance highli...

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Safaricom & Metropol sued on allegations of illegal registration of a SIM card

Grace MathekaJune 25, 2021

Safaricom has been ordered by a Mombasa Court to switch off a SIM Card purportedly registered by a woman who claims she does not own the card. Eunice Wanjiru Mb...

Safaricom launches new M-pesa app which comes with an offline mode

Grace MathekaJune 24, 2021

Safaricom has launched its M-PESA Super App for and the M-PESA for Business App with an Offline Mode and Mini Apps features for customers. The Offline mode will...

AAR Insurance partners with Safaricom as they migrate to AWS Cloud Computing Service

Grace MathekaJune 23, 2021

AAR Insurance has made a deal with Safaricom to launch technology infrastructure based on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of its journey to becoming a ful...

Trans Nzoia County residents can now pay for county services via M-PESA

Grace MathekaJune 22, 2021

Safaricom has partnered with Trans Nzoia County Government to launch an M-PESA cashless payment system for County levy collection. Residents of Trans Nzoia Coun...

Safaricom partners with Minti Motorsports to sponsor Carl Tundo’s quest for Safari Rally win

Grace MathekaJune 22, 2021

Safaricom has announced its partnership with Equator African Rally Championship (ARC) winner, Carl Flash Tundo during this week’s World Rally Championship (WRC)...

Kris Senanu joins Safaricom as the new Chief Enterprise Business Officer

Grace MathekaJune 19, 2021

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa has announced the appointment of Kris Senanu as the new Chief Enterprise Business Officer effective 21st June, 2021. In his new role,...

Safaricom and Huawei host fun run in Karura Forest in preparation for the Lewa Marathon

Grace MathekaJune 18, 2021

World Champion athletes, Catherine Ndereba and Henry Wanyoike, recently joined representatives from corporates and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy wildlife rangers fo...

Safaricom announces a Ksh. 17.5 million sponsorship deal for the WRC Safari Rally

Grace MathekaJune 16, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 17.5 million sponsorship for the WRC Safari Rally. The sponsorship comes following the event's return to the World Rally Champion...

World Champion Eliud Kipchoge joins runners for Lewa Marathon practice run

Grace MathekaJune 11, 2021

Marathon World Record Champion and Lewa Ambassador, Eliud Kipchoge, recently joined the Lewa community for a practice run in preparation for the 2021 Virtual Le...

Stephen Chege & Donald Wangunyu appointed to the NSE Board of Directors

Grace MathekaJune 10, 2021

The Board of Directors of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has announced the following changes in the Board. 1. Retirement of Directors The following 4 d...

What you need to know about the Safaricom eSIM

Grace MathekaJune 9, 2021

Safaricom has introduced the Safaricom eSIM (Embedded Subscriber Identity Module) in the country. This was confirmed in the changelog of the mySafaricom app upd...

President Kenyatta in Addis Ababa to witness issuance of operating license to Safaricom

Grace MathekaJune 8, 2021

President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Ethiopia for a state visit. He was received at the airport by senior government officials including Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Du...