Tag: Safaricom
Safaricom’s Masoko Cuts off 3rd Party Vendors, Feels So ‘Empty’
Safaricom cut off third party vendors from Masoko which renders the site feeling quite 'empty'
Why a Possible Fuliza Interest Reduction is Misleading for Safaricom Customers
Safaricom announced unaudited financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2019. The numbers were impressive after the carrier made a killing from...
Apple Quietly adds Support For VoLTE to Safaricom Subscribers
Safaricom announced VoLTE support in June this year and it was a big deal. VoLTE (Voice over LTE) is a standard that delivers voice...
Safaricom Voice and SMS Revenues Drop as it Eyes the Ethiopian Market
Telco Safaricom has announced unaudited results for the six months ended 30 September 2019. The numbers are what we have come to expect from...
Telkom Kenya Loses to Safaricom for Telcos with the Best Customer Experience
Kenya ICT regulator, the Communications Authority (CA) has since reported that mobile penetration in the country has crossed the 100 percent mark. Many locals...
Safaricom Appoints Peter Ndegwa as New CEO
Safaricom has today announced the appointment of Mr Peter Ndegwa as the company's next CEO effective April 1 2020.
Mr Peter Ndegwa joins Safaricom from...
Safaricom Rebrands with New CEO Appointment Roadmap and More
Safaricom opened operations in Kenya in October 2000 with $25 million in the bank in a market where one network switch cost $10 million....
Safaricom to Start Issuing SIM Cards for Free But There is a Catch
Safaricom has made a couple of big announcements today, the biggest being the ability to buy data or calling bundles that do not expire.
However,...
Safaricom Introduces Data and Calling Bundles that Dont Expire
Safaricom has today announced a new type of data bundle that will delight many.
The telco giant has introduced data and calling bundles that do not expire which...
Safaricom’s Innovation Arm Alpha Allegedly Faces an “Uncertain Future”
Safricom Alpha, the Kenyan telco's innovation wing has had its ups and downs and now it is being reported that it has an "uncertain...
Safaricom Gunning for Zuku’s Top Spot as it Gains 4 Times as Many Subscribers
Communications Authority of Kenya has released their latest Sector Statistics for the period between April and June and we get to see the changes in the...
Safaricom Becomes Eliud Kipchoge’s Ambassador in Successful Historic Fete
Early this week, Safaricom had begun teasing about its new logo for its mobile money service, M-PESA which currently has over 26 million users...
Eliud Kipchoge Wants to Show that No Human is Limited, Safaricom Holds the Screens
This is going to be a big day for 34-year-old Eliud Kipchoge as he tries to achieve a remarkable feat to demonstrate how we as humans...
Diageo Executive Could Lead Safaricom After Michael Joseph’s Exit
Safaricom started operations in Kenya nearly two decades ago, and in its time in the mobile telephony space, the carrier has managed to make...
Safaricom Rebrands M-PESA, Offers Customers Free YouTube Access to Support Eliud Kipchoge’s Race
Safaricom started teasing a new M-PESA logo a couple of days ago. the day is finally here, and Kenya’s largest telco, and arguably one...
Safaricom Teases Refreshed M-PESA Logo, Draws Mixed Reactions
One of the few things that arouse a lot of hoity-toity opinion is when a company decides to change their logo. Logos are important...
Here is Why Safaricom Home Fibre Has Been Terrible, and Why It Will Not Change
Safaricom Home Fibre has been around for more than three years, and while it mostly works, the product has received its fair share of...
Telkom Kenya Claims It Does Not Owe KES 900 Million, Says Safaricom Inflated the Debt
Telcos Airtel and Telkom Kenya rolled the dice on a merger deal in early 2019. The plan was to see the carriers combine some...
Safaricom Compels Telkom and Airtel to Pay KES 1.3 Billion Debt Before Merger Deal
The merger deal between Airtel and Telkom Kenya has evoked a series of issues in the last couple of days. ICT regulator the Communications...
Safaricom to Add 2000 4G Stations as Shareholders Approve Largest Dividend Payout
Safaricom shareholders have approved KES 74.92 billion dividend payout for the FY that ended in March 31, 2019. This one of the telco’s biggest...
How to Activate VoLTE on Your Safaricom SIM-Card
Safaricom announced Voice over LTE (VoLTE) a month ago and they promised that it promises three times better phone call quality than 3G. For...
Safaricom Data Services are Down
It appears Safaricom's mobile data services are down.
This has been ongoing in the past 30 minutes, so if you cannot access the internet at...
Another Blow to Safaricom Alpha as Senior Employee Leaves the Innovation Hub
Safaricom Alpha was the telecommunication giant's "research and development organization" and it seems like it is on rocky ground thanks to another high profile exit.
Huston...
Safaricom Lures New Users with 50% Discount on Home Fibre
Safaricom today has announced that they are continuing to forge with their quest to connect more households to their fibre network.
The company says they...
Safaricom Fiber Added Over 5 Times More Subscribers than Zuku Last Quarter
Safaricom is closing down on Wananchi Group's Zuku Fiber market share in the fixed data market as shown in the latest CA report.
According to...
Telkom, Safaricom Lose Market Share in Recent Sector Report
As has been the case over previous quarters, the number of mobile subscriptions continue to grow in the Kenyan market. According to the Communications...
Safaricom Appoints Former CEO as Interim Lead
Yesterday, Safaricom posted the unfortunate news of the passing of their CEO, Bob Collymore. He had taken the reins of the company since 2010...
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 is Currently Recovering Data Bundles Allocated Illegally After Network Bug
As reported earlier during the day, a lot of Kenyans woke up to a good a day after discovering a technical fault in Safaricom’s...
