Kenya’s giant Telecommunications provider has continued to elevate it’s user’s experience not only in communications but also in the finance space. In a bid to elevate reliability through its Mobile money product Mpesa, Safaricom has now introduced a new feature Mpesa Ratiba. This new feature will allow users on Mpesa […]
Kenya’s telecommunications Giant Safaricom now says it’s working to venture into internet provision straight from the satellite. This will in turn see the speed of it’s internet shoot even higher. These plans comes few weeks after allegation of a subtle rivalry and business competition thrown it’s way by Elon […]
President William Ruto has finally spoken openly about the recent high Business competition between Safaricom PLC and Elon musk’s Starlink. Musk’s growing investment in Kenya’s internet provision space has come off as great risk on business for Kenya’s telecommunications giant Safaricom. This competition has ignited varied opinions among Kenyans. […]
Kenya’s leading telecommunication service provider Safaricom, has continued to make adjustments in the company’s products with that aim of catering to all regardless of their social class or status. In the new changes, Safaricom PLC has dropped the minimum amount of airtime purchase from Mpesa 5ksh previously to now […]
Today, Wednesday 11th September 2024, hundreds of passengers found themselves stranded at Nairobi’s bustling Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). This is after airport workers decided to down their tools and stage demonstrations. Today’s strike has been triggered by objections to a proposed 30-year airport lease to the Indian business […]
Kenya Airways has finally taken off with a profit, ending a decade of financial starvation. The national carrier has recorded a 513 million profit in the 1st quarter of 2024. This is after a decade-long profit drought. In the 11 years of turbulence, the national Carrier was battling […]
Safaricom PLC, Kenya’s leading telecommunications provider, recently revealed significant updates to its Reverse call service. This feature, introduced in 2019, has been essential for many subscribers. Reverse calling allows users to initiate calls with the recipient covering the cost. While the service itself remains operational, it will now come with […]
Meta has unveiled two new monetization tools for qualified creators in Kenya: In-Stream Ads on Facebook and Ads on Reels. These features will help creators earn revenue through original video content and community engagement. Moon Baz, Global Partnerships Lead for Africa, the Middle East, and Turkey at Meta, […]
Three years after the cab-hailing company Uber acquired Drizly (an alcohol delivery service), Uber is shutting it down. Drizly ran independently all this time, and Uber eventually decided to close it, as first reported. At the time of the acquisition Uber planned to integrate Drizly into Uber Eats, but never […]
The app economy has recovered in 2023 with an increase in consumer spending on apps. This comes after the App economy saw a snag in a post-Covid slump in 2022 as consumer spending normalized and a down economy that saw more people tighten their wallets. However, in 2023 […]
