Tag: Bob Collymore
Former Safaricom CEO Michael Joseph Exits Telco as Board Chair
Safaricom has been making a lot of changes to its management team lately.
The majority of its chief executive members have since left the company,...
Safaricom to Announce Way Forward in Next 24 Hours Following Bob Collymore’s Death
Safaricom will announce the way forward after undergoing a major leadership blow earlier today, which will likely include details about the replacement of CEO...
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Has Passed Away
Telco Safaricom has confirmed that its CEO Bob Collymore has passed away.
Mr Collymore died earlier this morning at his home.
A statement from the nation's...
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Tenure Extended, Says Business with Troubled Huawei to Stay
Telco Safaricom is one of the sponsors of the Shared Value Summit that is taking place in Nairobi. The event, which started earlier today,...
Safaricom Clarifies Bob Collymore’s CEO Position and Replacement Speculation
One thing is clear: that Safaricom will soon be tasked to appoint a new CEO, or extend the tenure of Bob Collymore. This development...
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore to Retire as Government Rallies for a Kenyan Replacement
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore’s tenure is nearing an end. The head of one of the most successfully carriers in Africa has been with the...
Safaricom’s Lipa Na M-PESA Revenues up 50 Percent as Telco Reports 31.5 Billion Half Year Net Profit
Safaricom has just concluded the announcement of its Half Year Financial Results for 2018. The details of the telco’s financials were made official at...
Safaricom Carries the Dominant Flag Proudly but Faults Abuse Claims
A quick search of "Safaricom Dominance" reveals that this has been an issue in the Kenya telco space for a while now, as early...
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Takes Indefinite Medical Leave
Safaricom today has announced that their CEO, Bob Collymore has started medical leave to receive "specialized treatment" for a number of months.
To fill the...
Current and Former Safaricom CEOs Sue Blogger Nyakundi for Defamation
A few weeks ago, we told you that National Bank of Kenya had gone to court seeking orders barring the blogger from defaming the...
Safaricom CEO’s Biggest Wish Would Be To Monitor Customer Sentiments
Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore held a live Twitter chat with Mail & Guardian Africa under the hashtag #AfricaTechFutures. The session tackled different aspects of...
42% of Kenya GDP Transacted on M-pesa and 9 Takeaways From Safaricom Results
Safaricom announced its FY 2014/15 results today, surpassing expectations by posting a 38% increase in profit after tax to shs. 31 billion. The results...
Safaricom Not Rattled By Equitel Entry, Collymore Says The Market Still Big
Safaricom Tuesday announced the half year results with an impressive 79.3 Billion in revenues for the Half year 2015. Mpesa revenues were reported...
Safaricom increases Mpesa rates following tax increase
Let me start by saying that I have exercised a huge level of restraint to avoid hurling a ton of expletives to politicians who...
Safaricom discontinues Unlimited Internet Offing
This is an announcement just made by Safaricom earlier this morning. From today midnight you wont be able to access the Safaricom unlimited data...
Safaricom announces increase in 3G speeds upto 42Mbps
Safaricom has been the pioneer in most inventions in the mobile carriers sector for a long time now. Some of the notable milestones include...
