Barclays Steps up Junior Saving
In a trend setting programme, Barclays Bank of Kenya has undertaken to raise awareness on savings amongst children using education entertainment (edutainment) platforms across major towns in Kenya. As part of its market development programme, to entrench the Barclays Junior Eagles Club Account, Barclays Bank…
Tarrif Increase by Safaricom Caused Fall in Call Traffic
Mobile service operator Safaricom decided to increase its call charges in October by 25% after it recorded a huge drop of profits in the preceding months, a report by The Communications Commission of Kenya has revealed. This move by the leading mobile service provider…
Kenyans' Preffered Network for Off-net Calls
Data from Communications Commission of Kenya, 2nd Quarter October to December 2011 Report, shows that users prefer Airtel when it comes to Off-Net calls. Airtel recorded the highest off-net traffic, at 429,766,670 over the period of October to December 2011. This comes despite the fact that…
Safaricom Records Highest Number of Subscribers
Data from the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK), 2nd Quarter October – December Report, shows that Safaricom recorded the highest number of subscribers over the stated period. Safaricom Ltd recorded the highest gains with 741,560 new subscriptions from 593,177 recorded the previous period. Yu…
CBA Opens Branch in Thika
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) has kicked off its retail expansion with the opening of a new branch in Thika town. The new branch, strategically located at the Central Business District of Thika town, offers a wide variety of services to the high networth…
Increase in Use of Mobile Money
The rapid uptake of mobile money transfer and banking has been attributed to the continued demand of the service’s ability to address banking issues. More particularly, low income earners who do not have access to banking services have been in the frontline in the growth of the service, offered by…
How Safaricom Internet Speeds Work
@mugambijohn Speeds on the bundle can go up to 512kbps and after downloads of 1.5 Gb this goes to 128kbps as per the fair usage policy ^SW — Safaricom Limited (@SafaricomLtd) April 18, 2012 …
Inflation to Rise During Election Period
Expect inflation to rise during the election period as politicians pour money into the economy. Campaign insiders predict that political parties targeting not only the presidential seat but also senate and parliamentarian positions for their candidates will spend up to about $100 million to $150 million…
Safaricom's Unlimited Internet Bundles to Be Scrapped
Safaricom plans to scrap off its unlimited Internet bundles, according to the company’s CEO, Bob Collymore. He further added that there has been a misuse of the service by subscribers who have been making huge downloads, resulting in huge losses for the company. Perhaps this explains…
Get The Most from Safaricom’s Post Pay Plan
Thanks guys for the positive response on our previous post on: Join Safaricom’s Postpay Plan and Save. I thought it would be ideal to give you some more information that would make it easier to use this Postpay plan plus enable you to get…
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