USSD codes is one technology that is used widely in Kenya. We use it for a host of things that range from buying airtime to subscribing for data plans and even for mobile money transactions. It is a very powerful tool that we use everyday as Kenyans and as such, network operators have a lot of USSD codes each that we use to access these services.
Some of these USSD codes are shared between the networks (which makes it easy for us as the consumers) but some are completely different. This will require you to memorize them, but now, we have made it easy for you.
Here are tables of the various USSD codes that you may use within these three networks so that you don’t have to necessarily memorize them.
Safaricom
| Service | USSD code |
|---|---|
| Main menu | *100# (prepaid) *200# (postpaid) |
| Safaricom services | *456# |
| MPESA services | *234# |
| Blaze Menu | *555# |
| Airtime top up | *141*PIN# |
| Airtime balance | *144# |
| Topping up data | *544*PIN# |
| Sambaza | *100*1*4# |
| Data menu | *544# |
| Data balance | *450# |
| Internet Settings | *445# |
| SMS bundles | *188# |
| Bonga Points | *456*3# or *126# |
| Please Call Me | *130* phone number# |
| SIM registration | *232# |
| Skiza Tunes | *811# |
| Safaricom Home Fiber | *400# |
| Stop Safaricom Promotion SMS | *100*5*5# |
| Classifieds and Alerts | *411# |
| Safaricom Business | *485# |
| Activate voicemail | *222# |
| Deactivate voicemail | ##002# |
| Activate missed call alert service | *62*0722199199# |
| Deactivate missed call alert service | ##62# |
| Activate call barring (outgoing) | *33*0000# |
| Deactivate call barring (outgoing) | #33*0000# |
| Activate call barring (incoming) | *35*0000# |
| Deactivate call barring (incoming) | #35*0000# |
| Bar all incoming calls (except form home country) | *332*0000# |
| Deactivate all incoming calls (except home calls) | #332*0000# |
| Bar all international calls | *331*0000# |
| Deactivate barring all international calls | #331*0000# |
| Bar all incoming SMS | *35*0000*16# |
| Deactivate barring all incoming SMS | #35*0000*16# |
| Deactivate all types of barring | #330*0000# |
Airtel
| Service | USSD short code |
|---|---|
| Main Menu | *100# or *111# |
| Airtime top up | *130*PIN# |
| Airtime balance | *133# or *131# |
| Data top up | *544*PIN# |
| Buy Data | *544# or *767*3# |
| Data balance | *544*3# |
| SMS bundles | *544# or *767# or *767*2# |
| UnlimiNet | *544# |
| Tosha Bundles | *767# or *6767*1# |
| Tubonge plan | *544# |
| Kopa Kredo | *310# |
| Kopa Internet | *544# |
| Roaming Bundles | *544# |
| Zawadi Points | *326# |
| Redeemed Airtime Balance | *131*8# |
| Alerts | *411# |
| Flash back | *100# |
Telkom Kenya
| Service | USSD code |
|---|---|
| Main Menu | *100# or *123# |
| Airtime top up | *130*PIN# |
| Airtime balance | *131# |
| Buy data bundles | *544# or *124# |
| Data balance | *131# or *544# |
| Home Plan bundles for 4G Routers | *222# |
| Niaje Bundles | *10# |
| Hola Bundles | *10# |
| Unsubscribe from Holla bundles | *11# |
| Pasha | *140# |
| SMS bundles | *188# |
| Ziada Points | *126# |
| Pewa | *133# |
| Ziada Points balance | *131# |
| Mobile number | *130# |
| Check SIM registration | *232# |
| Telkom Entertainment | *150# |
| Beat Yangu | *811# |
| International bundles | *123# |
