Kenyans Add Record 5.7 Million SIM Cards in Three Months as Mobile Subscriptions Hit 84 Million

Kenyans Drive Record Mobile Growth as Subscriptions Surge to 84 Million in Three Months Kenya’s telecommunications sector has reached another significant milestone…

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Business

Apr 1, 2026 • By Ropson

MPs Approve Safaricom Share Sale to Vodacom in Sh240 Billion Deal

MPs approve Sh240 billion Safaricom share sale to Vodacom after months of negotiations, paving the way for increased investment, regional expansion, and…

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Business

Jul 12, 2022 • By Media Team

SAFARICOM TO DIGITIZE SIM-SWAP

Leading telco Safaricom Plc is set to digitize SIM-swapping processes in a move widely seen as a cure to curb fraud through…

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Mar 11, 2022 • By Sam De Son

M-PESA HITS 30 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS

Safaricom’s mobile money platform M-Pesa now has 30 million active monthly users in Kenya. This is up from 28.7 million monthly active…

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SAFARICOM UNVEILS ITS FAST DATA CENTRE IN ETHIOPIA

Ahead of its highly anticipated commercial launch in Ethiopia come Q2 2022, Safaricom has announced the completion of its data centre in…

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Nov 11, 2021 • By Sam De Son

M-PESA DISPLACES PHONE CALLS AS SAFARICOM’S BIGGEST REVENUE EARNER

Safaricom’s mobile money platform M-Pesa is now the telco’s biggest revenue earner having displaced voice (or phone calls) for the first time…

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Business

Sep 21, 2021 • By Phimas Josh

ALL MPESA SERVICES TO BE UNAVAILABLE FOR 4 HOURS

Safaricom has announced that M-PESA services will be disrupted for 4 hours from Tuesday, September, 21, 2021 to Wednesday, September 4am.⁣⁣The telco…

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Business

Aug 11, 2021 • By Media Team

Safaricom share price hits new ceiling

Leading telecoms provider Safaricom saw its share price set yet another new high at the close of trading on Monday. This on…

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