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Safaricom

John Ngumi replaces Michael Joseph at Safaricom

Joseph is stepping down as chair to focus more on Safaricom’s operations in Ethiopia as well on the revival of Kenya Airways (KQ).

By Macharia Kamau 9 days ago

John Ngumi replaces Michael Joseph at Safaricom

John Ngumi replaces Michael Joseph as Safaricom Board chairperson

John Ngumi replaces Michael Joseph as Safaricom Board chairperson

By Mate Tongola 10 days ago

Safaricom inks payment deal with Kodris Africa for coding lessons

Safaricom inks payment deal with Kodris Africa for coding lessons

By Nathan Ochunge 11 days ago

Safaricom CEO takes home Sh289 million as directors' pay up marginally

Safaricom CEO takes home Sh289 million as directors' pay up marginally

By Frankline Sunday 24 days ago

Safaricom to open Pay Bill to rivals

Safaricom will allow Airtel and Telkom customers to make payments to businesses, government and utility service providers through their respective mobile wallets.

By Frankline Sunday 24 days ago

Safaricom to open Pay Bill to rivals

Sylvia Mulinge appointed new MTN Uganda CEO

Sylvia Mulinge appointed MTN Uganda CEO effective October 1, 2022; she has been Chief Consumer Business officer at Safaricom.

By Betty Njeru 1 month ago

Sylvia Mulinge appointed new MTN Uganda CEO

The CEO steering giant investment co-operative

Sarah Wahogo was confirmed in March as the chief executive of the Safaricom Investment Co-operative (SIC) after serving in acting capacity since May 2021.

By Wainaina Wambu 1 month ago

The CEO steering giant investment co-operative

Safaricom loses over 400,000 users in SIM registration drive

Safaricom lost 438,797 subscribers in the first three months of this year on the back of a SIM card registration directive issued by the industry regulator, Communications Authority of Kenya.

By Frankline Sunday 1 month ago

Safaricom loses over 400,000 users in SIM registration drive

Why withdrawing data consent could cost you M-Pesa services

Safaricom updates customer terms and conditions with new clauses.

By Frankline Sunday 1 month ago

Why withdrawing data consent could cost you M-Pesa services

US man who sued Safaricom for Sh4,300 due to fraud loses case

Odero asked the court to compel Safaricom to refund him Sh200 for the purchase of a replacement sim card and the Sh4,110 he spent as courier cost to the US.

By Kamau Muthoni 1 month ago

US man who sued Safaricom for Sh4,300 due to fraud loses case

We are not abolishing 'reverse call' service, Safaricom CEO clarifies

Safaricom introduced the service on June 18, 2019, to enable its network users to transfer call charges to their recipients.

By Winfrey Owino 1 month ago

We are not abolishing 'reverse call' service, Safaricom CEO clarifies

Jebichii headlines Safaricom Kericho Golf Tour on Saturday

Nandi based Lydia Jebichii will headline the ninth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour which tees off on Saturday at the Kericho Golf Club

By Washington Onyango 2 months ago

Jebichii headlines Safaricom Kericho Golf Tour on Saturday

Safaricom and Visa eye global payments windfall with virtual card

The telco, together with global payments firm Visa, has launched a virtual card that will enable users to pay for products through M-Pesa.

By Macharia Kamau 2 months ago

Safaricom and Visa eye global payments windfall with virtual card

Safaricom scheme to open Sh4.3b mall, housing project next month

The scheme has adopted a new approach to attract more prospective house buyers by allowing them a few days’ stays in the show houses.

By Jacob Ngetich 2 months ago

Safaricom scheme to open Sh4.3b mall, housing project next month

How to protect yourself from SIM swap fraud

The fraudsters have been registering an existing mobile number on a new SIM card which they buy from local shops pretending that they are the original owners who have lost their SIM cards.

By Mate Tongola 2 months ago

How to protect yourself from SIM swap fraud

Safaricom digs in as CBK steps up plan to split telco

CBK is banking on the strategy to cut friction between customers and digital payments providers, boost interoperability between payment platforms, introduce transparency in pricing.

By Frankline Sunday 2 months ago

Safaricom digs in as CBK steps up plan to split telco

Safaricom to launch visa virtual card

The virtual Visa card will enable them pay directly to these global firms.

By Macharia Kamau 2 months ago

Safaricom to launch visa virtual card

M-Pesa profile in Safaricom rises as voice revenue stutters

M-Pesa accounts for 38.3 per cent of Safaricom service revenue and dominant in payments eco-system. On the other hand, revenues from voice and messaging have been declining.

By Patrick Alushula 2 months ago

Kris Senanu quits Safaricom barely a year into the job

Safaricom’s Chief Enterprise Business Officer Kris Senanu has quit the company.

By Macharia Kamau 2 months ago

Kris Senanu quits Safaricom barely a year into the job

Safaricom pulls NSE to 20-month low, sheds Sh40b

Safaricom share yesterday shed Sh40 billion to pull the combined wealth of investors at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) to levels last seen 20 months ago.

By Patrick Alushula 2 months ago

Safaricom pulls NSE to 20-month low, sheds Sh40b

Safaricom senior officer Kris Senanu quits telco

Safaricom Chief Enterprise Business Officer Kris Senanu quits the telco to pursue other interests; he joined in June 2021, CEO Peter Ndegwa announces.

By Betty Njeru 2 months ago

Safaricom senior officer Kris Senanu quits telco

Gatu and Shah shine in Juniors tournament at Karen Country Club

Limuru's 9-year-old Muriithi Gatu and Vetlab-based 12-year-old Rohini Shah have been crowned the overall winners of the seventh leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour junior tournament

By Mike Kihaki 2 months ago

Gatu and Shah shine in Juniors tournament at Karen Country Club

Safaricom lines up M-Pesa for minors

The junior version of the M-Pesa app targeting individuals below 18 years will be a first in the country’s fintech sector as the telco moves to beat rising competition.

By Frankline Sunday 2 months ago

Safaricom lines up M-Pesa for minors

Sh9.7b borrowed weekly on Safaricom's Fuliza

Kenyans borrowed Sh9.67 billion weekly via Safaricom’s overdraft service Fuliza in the year ended March as an additional one million customers joined.

By Patrick Alushula 2 months ago

Sh9.7b borrowed weekly on Safaricom's Fuliza

Safaricom employs 300 in preparation for starting operations in Ethiopia

Safaricom is readying to start its operations in Ethiopia this year.

By Macharia Kamau 2 months ago

Safaricom employs 300 in preparation for starting operations in Ethiopia

Higher taxes, Ethiopia entry cut Safaricom's profit to Sh67b

M-Pesa revenues continued to grow astronomically to Sh107.69b, crossing the Sh100b mark for the first time.

By Frankline Sunday 2 months ago

Higher taxes, Ethiopia entry cut Safaricom's profit to Sh67b

Safaricom all set for Ethiopia commercial launch

Safaricom, whose capital expenditure for the year ending March 31, 2022, was Sh49.78 billion says it spent about Sh10.4 billion setting up the network in Ethiopia.

By Betty Njeru 2 months ago

Safaricom all set for Ethiopia commercial launch

Safaricom net profit drops

Safaricom posts Sh67.49b net profit for the year ending March 31, 2022; a 1.7pc drop from Sh68.67b recorded in 2021, cites high operating costs for decline.

By Betty Njeru 2 months ago

Safaricom net profit drops

Safaricom to pay sacked worker Sh2.4m

The Employment and Labour Relations Court declined to award Mr Karanja the Sh6.7 million he sought as compensation.

By Frankline Sunday 3 months ago

Safaricom to pay sacked worker Sh2.4m

Reprieve for Marsabit residents as corporates distribute food, water

Hope for hungry Marsabit residents in food distribution plan. Safaricom joins media and corporates in food drive in counties affected by drought.

By David Njaaga 3 months ago

Reprieve for Marsabit residents as corporates distribute food, water

Michael Joseph on KQ: My wife tells me 'just give up'

Michael Joseph joined airline's board in 2016 at a time the carrier had posted Sh26.57 billion net loss. He says every citizen should do what it takes to save the airline and make it better.

By Patrick Alushula 3 months ago

Michael Joseph on KQ: My wife tells me 'just give up'

Top 25 companies to work for in Kenya: report

This maiden LinkedIn Top Companies list in Kenya ranks companies based on LinkedIn data.

By Peter Theuri 3 months ago

Top 25 companies to work for in Kenya: report

M-Pesa eyes high-value loans offering after Safaricom split

Safaricom wants M-Pesa to start issuing high-value lending such as car loans if the proposal is passed.

By Patrick Alushula 4 months ago

M-Pesa eyes high-value loans offering after Safaricom split

You cannot reap where you didn’t sow, Safaricom chair tells rivals

Michael Joseph warns Airtel and Telkom not to expect to ride on M-Pesa’s expansive infrastructure but to also invest in their own.

By Patrick Alushula 4 months ago

You cannot reap where you didn’t sow, Safaricom chair tells rivals

Telcos transacted Sh114tr via mobile money, says GSMA

Mobile money plays a key role in the daily lives of people and businesses.

By Jael Mboga 4 months ago

Telcos transacted Sh114tr via mobile money, says GSMA

Juliana Rotich to head Safaricom's fintech integration unit

Ms Juliana Rotich is expected to further deepen the impact of Safaricom as a key fintech in the country.

By Macharia Kamau 4 months ago

Juliana Rotich to head Safaricom's fintech integration unit

Michael Joseph: This is not the Fuliza I wanted at Safaricom

Telco's chairman regrets the borrowing spree witnessed on M-Pesa linked lending products.

By Patrick Alushula 4 months ago

Michael Joseph: This is not the Fuliza I wanted at Safaricom

Safaricom hires 305 new staff for its Ethiopian unit

Safaricom has hired 305 staff for its Ethiopian unit as it readies to launch commercial telecommunication operations in the Horn of Africa country.

By Patrick Alushula 4 months ago

Safaricom hires 305 new staff for its Ethiopian unit

Safaricom pulls NSE to 12-month low

The value of investors’ wealth at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) today touched 12-month low, majorly pulled down by Safaricom.

By Patrick Alushula 4 months ago

Safaricom pulls NSE to 12-month low

Safaricom, bank launch Sharia-based lending app

Safaricom and Gulf African Bank have launched a Sharia-compliant mobile app to cater for the Muslim population.

By Joackim Bwana 4 months ago

Safaricom, bank launch Sharia-based lending app

Court battle looms over new SIM cards registration order

Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom have warned that they will switch off SIM cards that will not have been registered by mid next month.

By Kamau Muthoni 4 months ago

Court battle looms over new SIM cards registration order

Golf: Nandi’s Jebichii wins Safaricom Nyanza tour in Kisumu

Nandi based Lydia Jebichii was crowned the winner of the fourth leg of the ongoing Safaricom Golf Tour held yesterday at Nyanza Golf Club.

By Washington Onyango 4 months ago

Golf: Nandi’s Jebichii wins Safaricom Nyanza tour in Kisumu

Golf: All set for Saturday’s Safaricom Golf Tour series in Kisumu

Kisumu’s Nyanza Golf Club will play host to the fourth leg of the Safaricom Golf Tour this weekend.

By Washington Onyango 4 months ago

Golf: All set for Saturday’s Safaricom Golf Tour series in Kisumu

Safaricom fights Skiza tunes revenue sharing legislation

Safaricom is fighting a legislative proposal that sets minimum earnings from ring-back tunes such as Skiza.

By Frankline Sunday 4 months ago

Safaricom fights Skiza tunes revenue sharing legislation

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