Topic: Safaricom
Safaricom improves M-Pesa to handle 8,000 transactions per second by 2026
Aug 14, 2025 at 12:06 AM
When M-Pesa “came home” in 2015, its freshly localized platform could handle what seemed like a staggering 616 transactions per second....
Safaricom supports 2025 Devolution Conference with Sh5 million funding
Aug 13, 2025 at 02:33 PM
Safaricom has announced a Sh5 million platinum sponsorship for the 2025 Devolution Conference, which is currently underway in Homabay County....
250 Nairobi cab drivers equipped with business tools at Safire Connect forum
Aug 06, 2025 at 07:53 PM
Over 250 drivers and ride-hailing operators gathered in Nairobi on Wednesday for a business-focused learning forum organised by Safaricom, aimed at equipping those in the mobility ...
M-PESA Sokoni Festival Climaxes: Grand plan to paint Nairobi Metropolitan green
Aug 04, 2025 at 03:21 PM
After thrilling fans in the Greater Western Region, which includes Nyanza and Western Kenya, last week, the M-PESA Sokoni Festival Caravan has finally rolled into Nairobi with a gr...
Deals to Dance: Kisumu hosts grand M-PESA at 18 fest at Mamboleo Stadium
Aug 03, 2025 at 11:00 AM
After five thrilling days of the M-PESA Sokoni Caravan winding through the Western and Nyanza regions, Safaricom brought the celebrations to a spectacular close on Saturday with th...
M-Pesa Foundation funds Sh50 million facelift for Chekombero school in Vihiga
Aug 01, 2025 at 02:09 PM
Learners with disabilities at Chekombero Special School in Sabatia Constituency, Vihiga County, have received a major boost after M-Pesa Foundation invested Sh50 million to transfo...
MAC OTANI: Why Kenya must chart her own internet and communication future
Jul 31, 2025 at 01:11 PM
A few days ago, Starlink, Elon Musk’s global satellite internet provider, suffered a massive outage that knocked out services in major parts of the United States, Europe, and Afr...
Over 150 SMEs in Greater Western Region join Kisumu's Grow with Safaricom forum
Jul 30, 2025 at 09:23 PM
More than 150 businesses from Kenya’s Greater Western region convened at Kisumu’s Mamboleo Stadium for the 10th edition of the Grow with Safaricom Business Forum, a platform ai...
M-Pesa Sokoni Festival's Greater Western tour enables youth, women, and MSMEs
Jul 28, 2025 at 06:36 PM
Safaricom has rolled out the Greater Western edition of its nationwide M-Pesa Sokoni Festival, celebrating 18 years since the mobile money service reshaped Kenya’s financial and ...
Bungoma Media FC clinches Safaricom 5-Aside crown in Western Region thriller
Jul 28, 2025 at 02:42 PM
Bungoma Media FC outshone fierce rivals Kakamega A FC in a nail-biting 3-2 win to claim the Safaricom 5-Aside Greater Western Regional Tournament title, held at Kisumu’s Moi Stad...
Greg Snow stunningly swings away with the Limuru Leg of the PGK Equator Tour
Jul 28, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Greg Snow delivered a masterclass in consistency and composure to clinch the Limuru leg of the PGK Equator Tour, finishing an impressive 12 under par (276) after four fiercely comp...
Safaricom firms on Sh48 billion dividend payout as market value tops Sh1 trillion
Jul 25, 2025 at 08:01 PM
Safaricom has maintained a total dividend payout of Sh48.08 billion for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, following shareholder approval at its Annual General Meeting....
Safaricom hits 50 million users in Kenya as economic impact tops Sh722 billion
Jul 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Safaricom has crossed the 50 million subscriber threshold in Kenya, marking a historic milestone as it nears 25 years of operations, with its eyes firmly set on deepening digital a...
How Safaricom customers in Mt Kenya will benefit from M-PESA Sokoni tour
Jul 21, 2025 at 01:49 PM
Safaricom has upped its commitment to the grassroots with the launch of the Mt Kenya Region leg of the M-PESA Sokoni tour, as M-PESA celebrates 18 years of transforming lives....
Safaricom Hook Circle empowers Rift youth with skills to build Kenya’s future
Jul 19, 2025 at 06:07 PM
Hundreds of youth in Rift Valley are now better prepared to face the future after participating in a two-day Safaricom Hook Circle masterclass in Eldoret....
‘Grow with Safaricom’ forum sparks business breakthroughs in Rift region
Jul 18, 2025 at 06:38 PM
More than 120 entrepreneurs from across the Rift Valley Region walked into the latest Grow with Safaricom Business forum hopeful, and walked out with fresh ideas, digital tools, an...
Safaricom cements market dominance with 1.7 million new mobile subscribers
Jul 18, 2025 at 03:46 AM
Safaricom has once again proved its place at the top by closing after the telco giant closed March 2025 with 48.2 million mobile subscriptions....
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Thousands of Kenyan children skip ECDE and enter primary school unprepared
Jul 18, 2025 at 03:04 AM
7.4 per cent of children in Kenya are joining Grade 1 without going through Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE), exposing deep cracks in the country’s foundational learn...
What Safaricom Foundation’s Sh100 million investment in Ndoto Zetu Phase 7 will do
Jul 17, 2025 at 01:57 AM
Safaricom Foundation has launched Phase 7 of Ndoto Zetu in an effort to deepen its promise to support health, education, and economic dreams in every county in Kenya....
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How Safire Connect by Safaricom is enabling Rift Valley farmers to expand
Jul 16, 2025 at 03:56 PM
More than 250 farmers from Eldoret and across the Rift Valley left the Safire Connect Forum on Tuesday equipped with digital solutions, financial knowledge, and the right networks ...
