Telkom Kenya CEO, Mugo Kibati with his Airtel Kenya counterpart Prasanta Das Sarma when they appeared before the Senate ICT Committee. Telkom Kenya and Airtel Kenya are eying an increase in revenue after the country’s leading mobile network operators launched merchant interoperability on their mobile money wallets. The move allows customers from any mobile money […]
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Top 500 Companies: Safaricom calling Ethiopia
A pedestrian walks on a sideway outside the Safaricom mobile phone customer care centre in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya, November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi Few companies can claim success on the scale of Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom (#56). Since it was founded, in 1997, it has grown to become East Africa’s second […]
Safaricom Ethiopia ‘close’ to network deal with Ethio Telecom
The incumbent operator, 100% state owned, says it has “conducted a productive meeting” (pictured) with Safaricom Ethiopia together with the regulator, the Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA). Last night Ethio Telecom said it has “successfully concluded our multi-round negotiations on infrastructure sharing and interconnection” and said: “The two companies will sign [an] agreement soon.” In an […]
LSK wants Safaricom compelled to delete subscribers photos
Safaricom Chief Executive Officer, Peter Ndegwa A Lobby group has asked the court to compel Safaricom to delete all the subscribers’ photos taken during the current Sim card registration. Katiba Institute and LSK have moved to court challenging the decision by Safaricom to obtain photos or biometric data as a requirement for Sim registration. They […]
Running Safaricom CCTV network to cost taxpayers Sh1bn yearly
Taxpayers will spend another Sh1 billion to run the national surveillance system built by Safaricom to offer security in Nairobi and Mombasa cities. FILE PHOTO | NMG Taxpayers will spend another Sh1 billion to run the national surveillance system built by Safaricom to offer security in Nairobi and Mombasa cities. Treasury budget documents show that […]
Safaricom links up with learning start-up to offer Sh20 daily lessons
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. PHOTO | POOL Safaricom has partnered with educational technology start-up Zeraki to offer remedial online learning to secondary school students at Sh20 a day per user. The Zeraki Learning platform seeks to provide topic-by-topic assessment and offers metrics to help students diagnose their weaknesses and track their progress in over 15 […]
5 Foreign Tycoons Who Married Kenyan Women
A collage of former Taita Taveta Woman Rep Joyce Lay and her husband William Lay (left) and Ruth Konchella and her husband Michael Rannerberger. Kenyans.co.ke It is often the case that Kenyans tend to complain about their country more than they count the many blessings that make it a beautiful land. For some visitors, however, […]
Ethiopia to open up for Safaricom’s M-Pesa platform
The Ethiopian government has switched up a national payment law to pave the way for Safaricom to launch its popular M-Pesa mobile money platform in the country. The East African reported, Ethiopia’s central bank has drafted a bill that enables foreign companies to launch mobile money services, a move that benefits Safaricom which recently became […]
Safaricom ranks best company to work for in Kenya
Safaricom #ticker:SCOM took the top spot of the best 25 companies to work for in Kenya in the just-released LinkedIn 2022 Top Companies Ranking. Linkedin unveiled its 2022 top companies list that ranks the 25 best workplaces for professionals to grow their careers. The 25 companies were ranked using Linkedin company data and ratings based […]
Safaricom loses bid to bar Canada telco from its network
Safaricom PLC headquarters in Westlands, Nairobi. PHOTO | DENNIS ONSONGO | NMG Safaricom has lost its bid to stop a Canadian-owned telecoms firm from offering internet-based calls through its network. This is after the Communications and Multimedia Appeals Tribunal struck out a case where Safaricom sought to terminate a contract it signed with Iristel Kenya […]