PULSE MEDIAMay 7

From Telco to Tech Giant: How Safaricom’s Sh100 Billion Profit Signals a New Digital Era

By Kizito Okumu Nairobi, 7th May, 2026 For millions of Kenyans, Safaricom is woven into daily life. It is the morning M-PESA transaction between a customer and a vegetable vendor, the late-night internet bundle purchased by a university student rushing to submit an assignment, and the mobile connection linking families, businesses and communities across the country. But behind those everyday transactions lies a company undergoing one of the biggest transformations in East Africa’s […]

https://oumakizito-dqeut.wordpress.com/2026/05/07/from-telco-to-tech-giant-how-safaricoms-sh100-billion-profit-signals-a-new-digital-era/

Headlines AfricaDec 23
Africa: President Ruto Backs Safaricom-Ethio Telecom Joint Investments Across Horn of Africa: [Capital FM] Addis Ababa -- President William Ruto held high-level talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in Addis Ababa, resulting in a landmark agreement to support joint investment initiatives between Safaricom and Ethio Telecom across the Horn of Africa. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPzP19 #Africa #Safaricom #EthioTelecom #Investment #JointVenture
grumpyoldmarxistDec 4, 2025

Debt-strained #Kenya to sell #Safaricom stake to #Vodacom in $1.6 billion deal

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyas-safaricom-vodafone-kenya-aims-buy-extra-15-stake-government-2025-12-03/

S.v. N.SönmezDec 4, 2025

Vodacom, Doğu Afrika'nın telekomünikasyon devi Safaricom'u milyarlarca dolarlık bir anlaşmayla devralıyor! 🌍 Afrika mobil pazarında dengeler değişiyor, dijitalleşme ve mobil iletişimde yeni bir dönem başlıyor.

🚩 #Vodacom #Safaricom #Afrika #Telekomünikasyon

S.v. N.SönmezSep 23, 2025

Safaricom CEO'su Peter Ndegwa, şirketin yeniden yapılanma planlarında risk görmediğini açıkladı. 🚀 Bloomberg'e konuşan Ndegwa, bu adımların geleceğe yönelik güçlü bir vizyon sunduğunu belirtti.

🚩 #Safaricom #CEO #YenidenYapılanma #Telekomünikasyon #İşDünyası

Sebastian Büttrich @ ITUNov 14, 2024

#Telegram is shut down on mobile networks in #Kenya - cos it's exam time

(Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (#KCSE) exam period) - primarily for all #Safaricom mobile and home fiber.

Another reminder ... another input to our discussions of #internet #shutdown and #censorship, albeit only partial and temporary in this case.

https://tech-ish.com/2024/11/08/telegram-blocked-kenya-safaricom-kcse/

Telegram Blocked Again in Kenya Amid KCSE Exams

Update: Based on a Photo Circulating from Communication Authority:The Communications Authority of Kenya has issued a directive ordering the temporary suspension of Telegram services in the country dur

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Tech Cybersecurity NieuwsSep 27, 2024
Belangrijk nieuws: safaricom voert gesprekken met elon musks starlink https://www.trendingtech.news/trending-news/2024/09/38993/belangrijk-nieuws-safaricom-voert-gesprekken-met-elon-musks-starlink #Safaricom #Starlink #Elon Musk #Kenia #satellietinternet #Trending #News #Nieuws
Belangrijk nieuws: safaricom voert gesprekken met elon musks starlink

Het grootste mobiele telecommunicatiebedrijf van Kenia, Safaricom Plc, is in gesprek met Elon Musk's ruimte-internetbedrijf Starlink, evenals andere satellietp

Tech Nieuws
Mike TelahunMar 29, 2024

Finally! After more than a year of waiting #Safaricom mobile is available in Batu (Ziway). Data speeds are pretty good too.
No more dual SIMs for me \o/

#Ethiopia

AFRICAN CONNECTIONS (ACREF)Oct 31, 2023
Capital FM: #Kenya Sets Up First #Smartphone Assembling Plant In #EastAfrica. #Technology #AthiRiver #Safaricom #EADAK #Faiba #Masoko
https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2023/10/kenya-sets-up-first-smartphone-assembling-plant-in-east-africa/
Kenya Sets Up First Smartphone Assembling Plant in East Africa » Capital News

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 30 - Kenyans can now access affordable locally assembled smartphones following the launch of the state-of-the-art East Africa Device - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

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heise online (inoffiziell)Mar 8, 2022
MWC: VMware: Neue Netze für Äthiopien und Südamerika

Auf dem Mobile World Congress in Barcelona hat VMware neue Partnerschaften verkündet: Safaricom in Äthiopien und Tigo in Südamerika packen 5G an.
VMware: Neue Netze für Äthiopien und Südamerika
VMware: Neue Netze für Äthiopien und Südamerika

Auf dem Mobile World Congress in Barcelona hat VMware neue Partnerschaften verkündet: Safaricom in Äthiopien und Tigo in Südamerika packen 5G an.

heise online