Dickson Wandera, a father of two based in Nairobi, has become the second to become Gomoka Millionaire after winning KES 1 million grand prize in Safaricom’s Gomoka na Go monthly…

Safaricom has been in operation since 1997, and has had three different CEOs in its history: Michael Joseph, Bob Collymore, and Peter Ndegwa. How have these leaders influenced the performance…

Kenya has long been known as a tech-hub in Africa, but up until now, most of the investment in Kenyan tech startups has come from foreign investors. Local investors on…

Shopping online or offline can be a hassle when you don’t have enough money to pay for what you want. You might have to wait until your next paycheck, borrow…

Every year, thousands of women and newborns die in Kenya from preventable complications during pregnancy and childbirth. One of the main challenges they face is accessing timely and quality emergency…

Safaricom just launched a new daily and monthly campaign dubbed Gomoka Na Monthly (#GomokaNaGoMonthly) targeted at promoting the telco’s go monthly bundle plans. The promotion will be rewarding customers who buy…

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) Telecommunications Ethiopia has today officially been granted the license to operate MPESA in Ethiopia. The license came seven months after the commercial launch of GSM services. The…

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has today announced a KES 9.2 million sponsorship for the fourth edition of the Kip Keino Classics Continental Tour scheduled for Saturday 13th May, at the Moi International…

Through its M-PESA and Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) Foundations, Safaricom has supported healthcare projects and economic empowerment projects worth KES 9.5 million in Kilifi and Mombasa Counties. In Kilifi County, the…

Peter Ndengwa, Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom, has announced the appointment of Fawzia Ali as Chief Consumer Business Officer effective 15th March 2023. Fawzia Ali had been serving in an…

Hand in Hand, Kenya’s Micro-Enterprise Success (KMES) programme funded by Visa, has resulted in participating entrepreneurs increasing their incomes by an average of USD $156 (Approximately KES 20,000) per month….

The latest quarterly statistics report from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) shows that Kenya’s telecommunication sector continued to grow in Q2 2022 (October-December 2022). Here are some of the…

You no longer need to fear damaging or losing your SIM card and If you are a frequent traveler, you will find the eSIM very convenient for switching network operators…

Safaricom has held its first investor meeting in a bid to update stakeholders on its journey to become a purpose-led technology company by 2025. The hybrid investor day themed “Driving…

Safaricom Foundation, through its Ndoto Zetu initiative, has equipped four health centers in Uasin Gishu and Taita Taveta counties in a bid to boost the delivery of Maternal and Neo-Natal…

Mobile payment provider Safaricom is set to lower its Paybill charges for customers and businesses starting January 1, 2023. This move is in response to the increasing demand for mobile…

Safaricom and its two foundations have unveiled new maternal healthcare facilities worth KES 38 million ($358,000) in Homa Bay County, Kenya. The Safaricom Foundation has renovated the Newborn Unit at…

The 2022 Privacy scorecard report recently launched by Unwanted Witness in partnership with the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law (CIPIT) has warned that personal data is in…

Safaricom has partnered with Google to promote and grow Short Video content by offering subsidized data costs for uploads. This will be alongside the #Safaricomshortschallenge campaign where YouTubers will stand…

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 IT service…

Safaricom has launched an annual engineering summit meant to promote an engineering culture, attract talent, and foster collaboration with other industry players in the country. The inaugural summit recently held…

The Telecommunications industry in Kenya has made enormous steps in the last decade putting Kenya on the international grid. The Information, Communication, and Technology space and ability brought forth by…

Safaricom will soon come for your property for defaulting loans acquired through the telcos credit products; Fuliza, M-Shwari, KCB-Mpesa, and the latest product Faraja. Faraja was recently launched by Safaricom…

Approximately every five years the word AI receives a new operational definition. There was a time the word applied to any machine that could perform binary computation, where your typical…

Hate it or love it Safaricom still offers the best mobile Internet service in the country, although extremely expensive. But the expensive part seems to have reduced from extremely expensive…

DigiFarm has been recognized for demonstrating notable collaboration between stakeholders, demonstrating how old technology can be used to improve the lives. The Safaricom backed platform has been awarded the Best…

Finally it has been done. Safaricom has a new CEO. He is Peter Ndegwa – currently the CEO of Diageo Continental Europe. Peter Ndegwa has an extensive experience in management,…

1 million jobs, more precisely, 979,000 jobs, are the number of jobs currently sustained by Safaricom, both directly and indirectly, as the biggest telecommunication company continues to contribute to the…

BLAZE by Safaricom held its third summit of the fourth season of BLAZE Be Your Own Boss in Kisumu County where attendees interacted with local mentors who are industry experts…

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has announced plans to expand its e-commerce proposition Masoko to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa by year 2020. This is on the backdrop of an expected growth of Smartphones…