John Ngumi has resigned as the chairman of the Safaricom board, just 7 months after being named to the position by the telco at the end of July last year. In a statement issued on [c]
The Pamoja Tuungane initiative has distributed foodstuff to 4,000 households in Garissa County’s Balambala and Lagdera sub-counties as part of the ongoing drought response efforts. The initiative, which was launched in April, has distributed food [c]
Safaricom has announced a revamp of its monthly plans that will see it’s PostPay and All-in-One plans consolidated under the Go Monthly proposition, with customers set to enjoy lower prices. The revamp will see customers enjoy [c]
Safaricom, in partnership with YouTube, has kicked-off the #ShorterIsBetter YouTube Shorts Challenge which will see up to 3 million customers awarded data and cash prizes worth Kshs 60 million when they purchase a YouTube data [c]
Safaricom has partnered with Boomplay, a popular music streaming service with over 85 million local and international tracks and podcasts, to avail the service to its customers via affordable daily, weekly, and monthly bundles. The partnership [c]
Even as the world continues to unravel the new 5G technology, global telecoms player Huawei is already angling on the next big thing- Net 5.5G. This future technology, says Huawei, is only three to eight [c]
LG Electronics has inked a partnership with telco Safaricom to offer customers access to home electronics and appliances at a discounted price of up to 7 per cent off. The move aims to ensure customers [c]
With telecommunication networks such as Safaricom out their 5G services locally, Huawei technologies says that the new age technology has more than doubled in uptake over the past 3 years. Peng Song, President of Huawei [c]
Safaricom has announced the availability of 5G Wi-Fi to empower its customers with superfast internet at home and at work, complementing its growing fibre network. Safaricom became the first service provider in Kenya to announce [c]
Safaricom has partnered with Google to promote and grow Short Video content (YouTube shorts) on YouTube by offering low-cost bundles for its users. The two-month campaign will see Safaricom customers enjoy affordable 1GB data bundles [c]
Safaricom has announced the launch of Daima, a service which enables customers to keep their lines active for a period of 6 months up to 2 years without further topping up. The service seeks to [c]
Safaricom created Kshs 727 billion in total value for Kenyan society in the last financial year according to the firm’s latest Sustainability Report released on October 18, 2022. Safaricom’s latest Sustainability report titled ‘Partnering for [c]
As the country, mobile operators, and subscribers marked a day after the October 15, 2022 SIM verification deadline, it emerges that subscribers have continuously made concerted efforts to ensure that there lines are verified in [c]
Over 2,000 learners from Western Kenya region have benefitted from classrooms, dormitories, and water and sanitation facilities funded by Safaricom Foundation. In Bungoma County, learners from Sikulu Friends Primary School benefitted from a classroom to [c]
Absa Bank Kenya has announced the appointment of Carolyne Kendi to the position of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective 15 December 2022. Kendi brings onboard a wealth of experience in the practice of marketing and [c]
Safaricom, NCBA and KCB Bank Kenya have announced a restructuring of the Fuliza overdraft facility in a move that will see customers transacting on Fuliza access the overdraft facility at a free daily maintenance fee [c]
Faiba, the fixed broadband brand from Jamii Telecom (JTL), offered subscribers the best broadband internet performance and connectivity in Kenya during the last two semesters – that is the period from July to December 2021 [c]
Safaricom has partnered with the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) to connect persons with disabilities with job opportunities through an online portal. The portal, powered by talent recruitment service provider Fuzu, is a [c]
Safaricom has embarked on a large scale customer pilot of its network in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia. The operation is part of the telco’s phased city-by-city regional network roll-out and rigorous service tests which will [c]
Safaricom has announced the appointment of Cynthia Karuri-Kropac as the telco’s Chief Enterprise Business Officer from beginning of September 2022. Cynthia joins us from AT&T, where she was the Senior Director, Enterprise Mobile and IoT Technologies, since [c]
Safaricom has unveiled a new brand campaign dubbed “Tuinuane” that is aimed at encouraging Kenyans to uplift one another In the spirit of “Tuinuane”, Safaricom intends to empower communities, give students easy and simple access [c]
Safaricom has commenced a two-day summit forum for industry and other related stakeholders to showcase new technology and emerging trends while bringing together a community for Kenyan engineers. The summit is informed by the fast-changing [c]
Kenya’s mobile network operators – Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel – have announced that subscribers can now make direct mobile money payments to an M-PESA Pay Bill Number from any network. The move follows the telcos’ [c]
Safaricom has announced that Sylvia Mulinge, the telco’s Chief Consumer Business Officer, will be leaving the company to take up a new role outside the firm. Ms Mulinge’s last working day at the telco will [c]
The High Court of Kenya has confirmed a permanent injunction compelling internet service providers (ISPs) to block sports pirate websites infringing on copyrighted material. In November 2019, Multichoice Kenya filed a suit against Safaricom and [c]
Safaricom has announced the return of Nyakua 100% Data Bonus, a campaign which was unveiled earlier this year for customers to enjoy 100% bonus data upon attaining their daily data targets. The campaign, which builds [c]
In honor of Father’s Day this year, Samsung Electronics East Africa has announced amazing offers to honor and celebrate fathers in Kenya. The offers will include 50% off on the Samsung Galaxy watch 4 for [c]
Huawei Technologies, working in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism, Safaricom and the China Media Group (CMG), brought the Amboseli National Park to the homes of Kenyans using a solar-powered network platform as part of [c]
Safaricom and Visa, the global leader in digital payments, have introduced the first M-PESA GlobalPay Visa Virtual card. The launch of the new M-PESA Visa virtual card opens global shopping for Kenyan consumers, allowing secure [c]
Less than a year after joining Safaricom from Telkom Kenya as the Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Kris Senanu is set to leave the telco at the end of this month, with his last day being [c]
Smartphone brand vivo and Safaricom have partnered in a deal that will see vivo devices sold at Safaricom outlets and also listed on the telco’s e-commerce platform, Masoko. The partnership is part of vivo’s strategy [c]
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