Safaricom

Safaricom explains why users’ M-Pesa menus were ‘in operation’ without their knowledge
By Martin Oduor | 1 month ago
Safaricom came under pressure from Kenyans who noticed that their M-Pesa menus were initiating transactions without their knowledge. Former Tusker Pro...

Court blocks petition to stop Safaricom from introducing Bonga points expiry
By Martin Oduor | 3 months ago
The High Court has thwarted a petition to have Safaricom stopped from introducing an expiry date for its loyalty points popularly known as Bonga point...

Safaricom reduces airtime, data prices as Airtel erodes its market dominance
By Martin Oduor | 4 months ago
Safaricom has reduced PostPay prices for airtime and data amid fierce competition from its rival Airtel. In a statement on Monday, December 5, 2022, S...

Safaricom’s Bonga Points to start expiring in January 2023
By Francis Muli | 4 months ago
Safaricom has announced expiry time for its loyalty programme dubbed Bonga points effective October 28, 2022. In the telco’s updated terms and condi...

Safaricom hints at return of charges on banking transactions
By Francis Muli | 4 months ago
Safaricom has hinted that it might soon start charging banking transactions, two years after the charges were dropped due to Covid-19. While reporting...

Kenyans react as Safaricom switches off unregistered lines
By Naomi Njoroge | 5 months ago
Some of the Safaricom users woke up to suspended lines after missing the SIM registration deadline. In an earlier communication, all SIM cards were su...

Michael Joseph explains why he resigned as Safaricom board chair
By Francis Muli | 8 months ago
Safaricom founding CEO Michael Joseph has come out to reveal the reasons he decided to quit his plum job as the telco’s board chair. Joseph was ...

John Ngumi replaces Michael Joseph as Safaricom board chairman
By Francis Muli | 8 months ago
John Ngumi has been appointed as new Safaricom PLC Director and Chairman of the Board with effect from August 1, 2022. Ngumi takes over from Michael J...

K24Plus launches Supaa monthly deal
By Osoro Jnr | 11 months ago
Kenya’s leading OTT platform. K24 Plus has launched K24 Plus Supaa Monthly Deals as it continues to refresh its content slate and meet the need ...

How to register your Safaricom line online
By Kevin Koech | 11 months ago
On Friday, April 15, Safaricom PLC rolled out an online registration system for SIM cards ahead of the Communications Authority of Kenya deadline whic...