39-year-old Samuel Gathiru from Naro moru is the second winner of a three-bedroom apartment in Nairobi’s Riruta neighbourhood. The win will see him move from his KSh.450-a month rental house in Naru Moru to the swanky 3-bedroom apartment in the leafy Riruta.
Gathiru has been working at a quarry near the Tigithi River for the last four years, making a measly KSh.180 on a normal day.
On a good day, he would make KSh.120 more selling quarry stones.
“I have no words to express how happy I was when I received the news that I have won a house. At first, I could not believe the news and I had to go to the Safaricom Shop in Nanyuki to confirm. My employer pays my wages through M-PESA which makes it convenient for me to do my shopping and pay for meals through Lipa Na M-PESA,” He said.
Gathiru travelled to Nairobi on Thursday for the first time in his life to receive his award from Safaricom . He plans to lease out the apartment as a source of additional income.
“I wake up very early and ensure that I am at the quarry site by 7 AM. We are about ten employees and the money you make per day depends on how fast you work. We are paid KES 60 per wheelbarrow of stones and so it is not an easy job,” He added. The expansive and lavish living room of the three bedroomed jewel that Gathiru won in the ongoing promo. Photo: courtesy. Since the Lipa Na M-PESA promotion began in January, Safaricom has awarded two apartments to customers and 40 Tuktuks to Lipa Na M-PESA merchants.
Safaricom has also been awarding a surprise cashback to 8 customers every minute, one in each region, for paying with Lipa Na M-PESA. Merchants get 25 percent of the Lipa Na M-PESA transaction charges as a cashback every night.
“We are seeing more and more Kenyans embrace Lipa Na M-PESA as their most preferred way to make payments encouraged by the speed, safety and convenience of the service. The Lipa Na M-PESA promotion looks to boost increased uptake of the service while rewarding our customers and businesses who already make and receive payments on it,” said Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, Chief Financial Services Officer, Safaricom.
The promotion continues until 5th March 2020 and is open to both customers and business who make and receive payments through Lipa Na M-PESA. Customers and […]