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Why Safaricom is Losing More Than Sh8 Million Per Day as Airtel & Telcom Smile All The Way to Bank

It has now been projected that Kenya's giant telecommunication company Safaricom is set to lose Sh2 billion in the financial year ending March 2023. This is after the government, through the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), cut Mobile Termination Rates (MTR) by 41.4 per cent.

  2 months ago ago
Why Safaricom is Losing More Than Sh8 Million Per Day as Airtel & Telcom Smile All The Way to Bank

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

"Kindly Bear With Us" Ndegwa Apologizes After Receiving Complains on Hustler Fund Application Error

Safaricom Chie Executive Officer Hon Peter Ndegwa has today apologized to Kenyans urging them to remain patient even as the Giant telecommunication moves with speed to resolve the error that has rocked its USSD channel during the first day of Hustler Fund Loan. Speaking during the ongoing and at a time when Telcom, Airtel have already opened their servers readying Kenyans to apply for the loan, Ndegwa Said "the service doesn't exist" error is an issue with the system and that engineers are working behind the clock to ensure that everything is Good.Additionally, Peter Ndegwa advised Kenyans to ensure that they have an airtime of not less than kshs 10 adding that the 254 USSD code won't be free to use.

  3 months ago ago

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

How To Prevent Your SIM Card from Being Blocked or Hacked And Protect Your ID card

Re-verifying sim card registrations has been requested by Kenyan authorities. Safaricom is at the forefront of the phenomenal mobile penetration in Kenya. Increased data breaches pose a serious threat to most Kenyans. In an effort to cut down on crime, the government has provided Airtel and Telcom with information on how its customers may verify their personal information on their telephones.

  11 months ago ago
How To Prevent Your SIM Card from Being Blocked or Hacked And Protect Your ID card

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

A Blow To Safaricom And Telcom As High Court Issues This Landmark Orders

Today, reports have emerged that safaricom, Telcom and other networks in Kenya have suffered a huge blow. This came in after the high court issued an order that will see them not being able to provide live sports anymore. As reported by the People daily, the high court has issued a permanent order to ISPs to block all live sports streaming in safaricom and Telcom Ltd.

  9 months ago ago
A Blow To Safaricom And Telcom As High Court Issues This Landmark Orders

EDUCATION

Meet A Secondary School With 480 Slots in Form One But Received 150K Applications

The 2021 Kenya Certificate of primary education candidates sat for their exams on March this year, results were released and since then the ministry of education has been placing the learners to secondary schools and today the cabinet secretary has released the placement results. Learners can now access their results through sending their index numbers to 22263 and the message will charge Ksh 25 using the three communication providers Safaricon, Airtel and Telcom.

  11 months ago ago
Meet A Secondary School With 480 Slots in Form One But Received 150K Applications

EDUCATION

How To Receive Form One Placement Results and Date For Form One Joining

The 2021 KCPE exams were done and concluded last month and results released, the ministry of education embarked on placement of the candidates to secondary schools immediately. The ministry of education has announced that the 2021 Kenya certificate of primary education candidates will finally receive their form one placement results tomorrow, this will allow the parents to prepare their children to join form one early.

  11 months ago ago
How To Receive Form One Placement Results and Date For Form One Joining

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

Finally; How to Register Safaricom Simcard While at Home as Safaricom Introduces New Online Platform

The Communications Authority of Kenya rolled over Sim cards registration across the country. Kenyans however complained since they were forced to queue for hours ahead of the registration deadline. It however emerges that many Kenyans were caught up with the April 15 deadline. However, it emerges that the Communication Authority of Kenya Director General Ezra Chiloba has hinted about possibility of extending the Sim Cards registration for the many Kenyans who have not yet re-registered their sim cards.

  11 months ago ago
Finally; How to Register Safaricom Simcard While at Home as Safaricom Introduces New Online Platform

PERSONAL-INVESTING

Simple Ways of Accessing Hustler Fund

Hustler Fund is a platform on the mobile phone that lend loans to any Kenyan. It was launched by President William Ruto at Green Park Stage, Nairobi, on November 30, 2022. You can borrow money from the Hustlers Fund by using the short code *254# on Safaricom, Airtel and Telcom networks.

  3 months ago ago
Simple Ways of Accessing Hustler Fund

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

Trending; Good News to All Safaricom Subscribers As The Govt Issues New Details about Call Chargers

In the country, there are more than three telecommunications which have been serving millions of Kenyans. Safaricom, Airtel and Telcom are well known in the country with millions of subscribers countrywide. The government have been issuing new guidelines to protect all Kenyans personal data through registration of all Simcard in the country.

  10 months ago ago
Trending; Good News to All Safaricom Subscribers As The Govt Issues New Details about Call Chargers

POLITICS

Amount Of Money Kenyans Have Borrowed From Hustler Fund In 24 Hours

President William Ruto fulfilled one of his promises he made during campaign period by launching hustler fund. President Ruto and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua pleaded with Kenyans to support the hustler fund project by applying the loan and paying in time. Barely 24 hours after the president launched the initiative a total of sh 408 million had been borrowed by Kenyans.

  3 months ago ago
Amount Of Money Kenyans Have Borrowed From Hustler Fund In 24 Hours

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

Gabriel Oguda Now Wants Safaricom To Change Their Slogan To Mungu Ni Mwema, Kila Wakati

The Communication Authority of Kenya released a notice to communication companies including Safaricom, Airtel, and Telcom communication companies. It gave the telecommunications companies the task of sending messages to their subscribers about the deadline set for Saturday, the 15th day of August 2022. Many Kenyan subscribers thought that the deadline was a joke until millions of subscribers had their unregistered lines shut by today morning.

  5 months ago ago
Gabriel Oguda Now Wants Safaricom To Change Their Slogan To Mungu Ni Mwema, Kila Wakati

ECONOMY-FINANCE

Know The Difference Between Fuliza And Hustlers Fund.

On November 30, Kenya Kwanza Alliance Party Leader and President William Ruto launched the most anticipated project, Hustlers Fund, at Green Park Nairobi. Most people have not fully understood how the money lending project works and people allege that it is same as Fuliza which is not true.

  3 months ago ago
Know The Difference Between Fuliza And Hustlers Fund.

EDUCATION

Form One School Selection Results to be Released This Week

After the 2021 Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams were completed and results were revealed last month, the ministry of education promptly began the process of placing the candidates in secondary schools. It has been revealed by the Ministry of Education that candidates for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education in 2021 will finally receive their form one placement results tomorrow, allowing parents to prepare their children to enter form one earlier than expected.

  11 months ago ago
Form One School Selection Results to be Released This Week

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

Key reason why Safaricom has decided that not all Kenyans are to re-register their sim Cards

Ezra Chiloba, the secretary General has put it clear that, not all Kenyans have to register their SIM cards again. Previously, Communication Authority of Kenya had directed had directed that all Sim card users to register their cards afresh. These include, Safarocom, Airtel and Telcom.

  11 months ago ago
Key reason why Safaricom has decided that not all Kenyans are to re-register their sim Cards

EDUCATION

3 Ways of Checking your KCSE Results after Official Announcement

The 2022 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) results are set to be announced in the course of this week as reported by Minister for education Prof. George Magoha. After the results have been officially announced, then you can check your performance using the three methods below;

  11 months ago ago
3 Ways of Checking your KCSE Results after Official Announcement

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

How To Register Your Sim Card Using Your Phone Within A Minute To Avoid Being Disconnected Tomorrow

Some few days ago, the communication authority under the leadership of hon Ezra Chiloba announced that they were going to deactivate all unregistered safaricom, Telcom, airtel and other sim cards by tomorrow. Due to this, safaricom, Telcom and Airtel adviced their customers to register their lines by tomorrow 14th.

  11 months ago ago
How To Register Your Sim Card Using Your Phone Within A Minute To Avoid Being Disconnected Tomorrow

PERSONAL-INVESTING

Good news as Hustler Fund Loans will be Accessed Digitally without any committee

This funds are targeting At least 10 million borrowers in the first round of the Hustler Fund takeoff.President has announced that loans from the financial inclusion fund, popularly known as the Hustlers Fund,will be obtained through online platforms making it simple for Kenyans to obtain it “The product is going to be seamless, you will not need any committee, you do not need to know anybody and the product will be online just like M-Pesa,” he said

  4 months ago ago
Good news as Hustler Fund Loans will be Accessed Digitally without any committee

DIGITAL-TECHNOLOGY

How to Register Safaricom Sim Card online

Register Safaricom Sim Card Online. Safaricom, the biggest Telco in Kenya has finally rolled out Online Sim card registration . This is after Kenyans raised alot of complaints in social media ahead of deadline, telling Safaricom to follow in the footsteps of Telcom which has earlier rolled out online sim card registration.

  11 months ago ago
How to Register Safaricom Sim Card online

EDUCATION

How To Get The 2022 KCPE Exam Results

The Kenya National Examination Council conducted the Kenya certificate of primary education examinations last month on 28.11.2022 to 30.11.2022. Marking of the exams commenced immediately where a special computer which identifies the marked options aids in the marking of the Mathematics, Science, Kiswahili Lugha, English Language and Social studies and religious education papers, teachers only mark the English composition and Kiswahili Lugha which cannot be marked with the available machines.

  3 months ago ago
How To Get The 2022 KCPE Exam Results

ECONOMY-FINANCE

"Not All Kenyans Need To Register Their Sim Cards Afresh" Says Communication Authority Of Kenya

Comminications Automatically Director General Ezra Chiloba has reliefed Kenyans on the issue of sim card registration. The communication director says that it shall not be mandatory to register sim cards afresh since they can dial *106# to see if there details have already been captured by the communication system.

  11 months ago ago