How COVID-19 is driving the growth of digital financial services in Kenya

Grace MathekaNovember 12, 2021

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital financial services have continued to accelerate commercial growth as indicated in the recently released financ...

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Safaricom posts 12% growth in net earnings, hits Ksh. 37.1 billion in net profit

Grace MathekaNovember 10, 2021

Safaricom has registered a 12.1% growth in net earnings in the first half of 2021. The company hits a net profit of Ksh. 37.1 billion between April and Septembe...

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Safaricom partners with UNICEF & Directorate of Children Services to launch child safety campaign

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

Safaricom, UNICEF Kenya and the Directorate of Children Services have launched a campaign dubbed Spot it, Stop it, to promote awareness on violence against chil...

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Junior Golf Foundation partners with Safaricom, NCBA, Crown Paints & Prime Bank to scale golf in Kenya

Grace MathekaNovember 1, 2021

The Junior Golf Foundation (JGF) has received a major boost after signing partnerships with Safaricom, NCBA, Crown Paints and Prime Bank in its ambition to nurt...

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Safaricom Foundation donates learning materials & water support to Oneno Nam Primary School in Kisumu

Grace MathekaOctober 30, 2021

Pupils in Oneno Nam Primary School in Kisumu County are set to benefit from learning and water infrastructure worth Ksh. 5.4 million from the Safaricom Foundati...

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Safaricom leading in internet speeds in Kenya according to latest Ookla Internet Performance Report

Grace MathekaOctober 22, 2021

Safaricom had the highest Speed Score (29.20) in Kenya during Q3 according to an analysis by Ookla, a web service that provides analysis of Internet access perf...

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M-PESA Foundation partners with CBM & CURE hospital to support children with disabilities

Grace MathekaOctober 22, 2021

The M-PESA Foundation has entered into a partnership with CBM Kenya and CURE Kenya hospital to address factors that limit children with disabilities from access...

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Safaricom feted for Net Zero efforts at the 2021 EA Climate Action awards

Grace MathekaOctober 20, 2021

Safaricom has received an honorary recognition from the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) East African Climate Action Awards. The company ...

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M-PESA services to be unavailable midnight Tuesday Oct 19 to 4am Oct 20

Grace MathekaOctober 18, 2021

Safaricom through a statement has announced that it will be conducting a maintenance exercise on its mobile money platform M-PESA tomorrow, Tuesday 19th October...

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NHIF services are now available on the M-PESA app

Grace MathekaOctober 14, 2021

Safaricom has partnered with the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to launch the NHIF mini-app within the M-PESA Super App. The NHIF mini-app will prov...

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How to use BAZE by Safaricom

Grace MathekaOctober 9, 2021

Earlier this year, Safaricom launched a new content sharing platform dubbed Baze. Baze is a subscription based mobile-first, video-on-demand service. It offers ...

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Safaricom sponsors Maxine Wahome with an additional Ksh. 2 Million

Grace MathekaOctober 8, 2021

Safaricom has announced an extension of their sponsorship for female rally star Maxine Wahome with an additional Ksh. 2 million. The sponsorship amount will ...

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Safaricom’s impact on society valued at Ksh. 664 Billion according to latest Sustainability Report

Grace MathekaSeptember 30, 2021

Safaricom’s latest sustainable business report has indicated that the company created a total value of Ksh. 664 billion for the Kenyan society in its last finan...

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How M-Tiba has revolutionalized healthcare in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 24, 2021

M-Tiba is a mobile-based health wallet that went live in Kenya in 2016. It has increasingly been influencing Kenya’s healthcare space ever since. Based on the M...

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How Digifarm has used technology to catalyze farming in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 24, 2021

Digifarm is a Safaricom subsidiary that provides smallholders farmers in Kenya with end-to-end value via a technology platform that can be accessed via a mobile...

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How M-Gas offers cleaning cooking alternatives to low income homes in Kenya

Faith WambuiSeptember 22, 2021

When night-time falls in the poor areas of Nairobi, small flames are what you’ll see licking blackened cooking pots as dinner for the family is prepared over ch...

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Safaricom recognised as a Global Compact LEAD participant by the UN

Grace MathekaSeptember 22, 2021

Safaricom has been recognized as a Global Compact LEAD participant for its continued commitment to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and its Ten Principl...

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5 benefits of the Safaricom post pay plan

Grace MathekaSeptember 21, 2021

When it comes to mobile phone plans, there are two types that is postpaid and prepaid. Postpaid plans means that  one pays a fixed amount of money at the end of...

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Safaricom sponsors the Kenyan Deaflympics Team to a tune of Ksh. 1 million

Grace MathekaSeptember 14, 2021

Safaricom has announced a Ksh. 1 million sponsorship support for the Kenyan team representing the country at the ongoing Deaflympics Ball Games Qualifiers. T...

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Safaricom Ethiopia appoints 11 members including 4 Kenyans to its Executive Committee

Grace MathekaSeptember 9, 2021

Safaricom Ethiopia has named a new team as part of its Executive Committee, just days after the company embarked on a nationwide staff recruitment drive. The...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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