M-Pesa For Business is here – an App that the more than 170,000 merchants across the country can download from the Android Google Play store immediately and get to enjoy the convenience of access to real time statements, export statements, …

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, countries around the world have witnessed an increase in the demand for essential commodities such as personal protective equipment and medical devices. However, with limited air cargo capacity available due to suspension of the …

In the last presidential address in Kenya we welcomed news of some slight easing of curfew hours across the country. As small as a two hour extension may seem, there is some good that will come out of it. Traders …

COVID-19 is a tough one. In just the few months it has been with us, it has played a number on not only the health of millions around the world but also social, legal, and economic systems. The virus is …

As the country and the world at large continue to fight COVID-19 through among other measures hygiene and social distancing, we have one less point of possible transmission to worry about and that is the newspaper vendor’s station. This is …

The economic meltdown that has come along with COVID-19 has caught many unawares and the impact is felt by just about everyone. Different people are going through different challenges as they try to weather the storms of salary cuts, job …

I have never been really been a victim of identity theft at a serious level. Not credit cards, not debit cards and certainly not SIM card theft. In that regard I’m lucky and forever grateful seeing that like many other …

The world is ailing. And it is ailing in a way that none of us in this generation has ever seen before. COVID-19 has turned just about every aspect of life upside down. There are winners and losers in all …

You will soon be able to purchase a 4G smartphone in installments of just 20 bob a day thanks to Safaricom. Progress is good and in the fast moving world, a good handset and fast internet are the way to …

Safaricom has today extended its partnership with public transport sector players to facilitate cashless payments through M-PESA in the ongoing battle to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. The partnership will see crew from all matatus that terminate at the OTC …

Safaricom and Vodacom have announced that they have completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, product development and support services from Vodafone through a newly-created joint venture. The transaction, which was first announced in 2019, will accelerate M-PESA’s growth in Africa by …

Rita Okuthe is responsible for leading the enterprise transformation to deliver business platforms for Corporates, SMES, Government and Farmers as well as E-Commerce at Safaricom PLC. She joined the company in August 2009 as Head of Consumer Segments, a role …