CA Kenya The mobile termination rates (MRTs) debate has been ongoing for a couple of days now, and that’s for good reason because there are some pressing issues that are yet to be addressed by the ICT regulator the CA, as well as input from the so-called ‘smaller’ telcos, namely Airtel and Telkom Kenya who […]
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NSSF taps Safaricom to drive up pension savings
•According to NSSF Managing Trustee, Anthony Omerikwa, the demand for NSSF services has gone beyond formally employed people to entrepreneurs. •Customers can register for NSSF membership, keep track of their contributions, top up and manage their NSSF account. Safaricom Chief Financial Services Officer Sitoyo Lopokoiyit, NSSF Managing Trustee Antony Omerikwa and Safaricom Chief Enterprise Business […]
Ethio Telecom misses revenue targets as Safaricom waits to pounce
Ethio Telecom failed to reach its revenue target in the last half-year before it faces competition from Safaricom. The company achieved only 86.4% of its target in the last half of 2021, though that was 6.7% up on the same period of 2020, Ethio Telecom said. The actual revenue was 28 billion birr (US$565 million), […]
Safaricom seeks equipment and systems suppliers for Ethiopia
Safaricom, the new operator in Ethiopia, is gearing up for its launch in competition with Ethio Telecom by asking for partners in areas from network equipment to content. The company, a joint venture of Safaricom Kenya, Vodacom, Sumitomo and the UK government’s CDC funding group, wants bidders to submit proposals over the next few weeks. […]
More Kenyans using loans as a means of survival: report
The number of Kenyans taking loans from financial institutions has risen by 10 percent since 2019, with majority borrowing as a means of survival. PHOTO | FILE | NMG The number of Kenyans taking loans from financial institutions has risen by 10 percent since 2019 reaching about 14.4 million, occasioned by a slight improvement in […]
Kenyan telco requires face biometrics for SIM card re-registration
Safaricom , one of the leading mobile telephone network providers in Kenya, is reportedly asking users to visit the nearest Safaricom shop or any partner agency with their IDs to update their SIM details in a process that will also require submitting face biometrics. Dickson Otieno , editor of news portal Tech-ish and a Safaricom […]
Telkom surrenders half of sales to Safaricom
Telkom Kenya has revealed that it pays over half of its revenues to Safaricom #ticker:SCOM and rival operators as costs for handling its calls, condemning the firm to a loss-making territory. The firm says it has been unable to compete due to the current mobile termination rates (MTR) and fixed voice termination rates (FTRs) — […]
How data protection laws can safeguard the privacy of Kenyans
The world is rapidly evolving as concerns grow over data privacy. Over 40 years ago, it was a status symbol to have a fixed-line phone or your name and number published in a telephone directory. Today, it is more about privacy. If someone calls on your mobile, you will ask how he or she got […]
Kenya: Astrazeneca, Safaricom, Absa Listed As Top Employers in Kenya
Nairobi — AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company has been named the top employer in Kenya under the pharmaceuticals category by the Top Employers institute alongside Novartis, a world leader in the research and development of products. The firm which is certified in fourteen countries is a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company whose prominence rose with the […]
Awuor’s splendid swings make the difference at Royal Golf Club
Ashley Awuor tees off on the 14th hole at Royal Nairobi Golf Club during Kenya Ladies Golf Union Chairman (Sarah Hoare) Prize 2022, January 29, 2022. With a sterling score of 73 gross points, Ashley Awuor claimed the Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU) Chairman (Sarah Hoare) prize at Royal Nairobi Golf Club, over the weekend. […]