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

Jun 18, 2026 • Ropson

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

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MPs Approve Safaricom Share Sale to Vodacom in Sh240 Billion Deal

Apr 1, 2026 • Ropson

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

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SAFARICOM TO DIGITIZE SIM-SWAP

Jul 12, 2022 • Media Team

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

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M-PESA HITS 30 MILLION MONTHLY ACTIVE USERS

Mar 11, 2022 • Sam De Son

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 subscribers at…

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SAFARICOM UNVEILS ITS FAST DATA CENTRE IN ETHIOPIA

Feb 25, 2022 • Sam De Son

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

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

Nov 11, 2021 • Sam De Son

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 in six…

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ALL MPESA SERVICES TO BE UNAVAILABLE FOR 4 HOURS

Sep 21, 2021 • Phimas Josh

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

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Safaricom share price hits new ceiling

Aug 11, 2021 • Media Team

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

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