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M-Pesa Services To Be Unavailable During Safaricom’s Scheduled System Upgrade
During the upgrade period, all M-Pesa services, including airtime purchase, will be temporarily unavailable.
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Safaricom Explains How Customers Can Increase Their Fuliza Loan Limits
Safaricom has outlined specific steps customers can take to increase their Fuliza loan limits amid growing frustration from M-PESA users experiencing stagnant borrowing capacities for extended periods. The telecommunications giant’s clarification comes after numerous customers expressed concerns about unchanged Fuliza limits, with some reporting limits as low as KSh 100 to KSh 300 that have […]
Kingdom Bank Aided Fraud, Court Makes A Landmark Ruling That Will Open Floodgates For Lawsuits
In a landmark ruling that is expected to disrupt the peace of many banks in Kenya, the High Court on March 15, 2024 upheld the decision of the Small Claims court in which a customer successfully sued Kingdom Bank a subsidiary of Co-operative bank after losing Sh50,600 he erroneously credited to an M-Pesa till number […]
DCI Given Access To Pastor Ezekiel’s M-Pesa Accounts
Detectives will now have access to M-Pesa accounts belonging to embattled Kilifi Pastor Ezekiel Odero who is under probe over alleged money laundering and potential links to cult leader Paul Makenzi. This is after Mobile service provider, Safaricom complied with a court to disclose pastor Ezekiel’s M-Pesa statements and those of his church Safaricom senior […]
‘M-Pesa Is Not Safe’ Presidential Candidate Warns After Losing Money
Presidential candidate Reuben Kigame is unhappy following his long battle for transparency against Safaricom after losing money in a scandalous way. Below is his narration courtesy of his Facebook page. SAFARICOM MPESA IS NOT SAFE! YOU CAN LOSE YOUR MONEY WITHOUT TRACE! By Reuben Kigame “I wish I never had to go public with this! […]
Court Save Safaricom From Paying Innovator Sh209M In Mpesa 1 Tap ‘Stolen Idea’ Suit
An innovator has lost a bid to stop Safaricom PLC from further launching a mobile application he claims to have been his idea. Justice Grace Nzioka dismissed the case by Jonathan Murangiri Gikabu who wanted to block Safaricom from further launching the Mpesa I Tap service or exploiting the said concerning the information about the […]
DCI Nab ATM Watchman And An MPesa Fraudster With Sh2 Million
Yester evening, Kenya’s anti-cyber crime unit of the DCI reported that they have apprehended one Robert Mwaura Mwita, an M Pesa fraudster after an associate operation. According to the DCI, Mwaura and his web of crime cartels, swindle and defraud unsuspecting Kenyans to send money via Safaricom’s MPesa. Mwaura’s crime-web has an accomplices in the […]
The M-Pesa Story That Safaricom Want To Remain Untold
A quick survey around Kenya or the streets of Nairobi on the origins of Mpesa will have you fooled. Over 80% of us Kenyans believe Mpesa is a national treasure that encapsulates the innovative potential of the Kenyan people. But, the reality is far from this. Since 2008, we have been deceived on the brand […]
Analysis: Why Nobody In Kenya Dares Touch Safaricom
Why Safaricom is Kenya’s Untouchable This is the second issue of our eight parts investigative series on Safaricom. On its May issue, edition, the Nairobi Law monthly ran with the title ‘Why Safaricom is Kenya’s Untouchable’. No truer words have been spoken on Kenya’s ongoing mass brainwash by a foreign company and closely tied group […]
Revealed: How A Worried Safaricom Used Backdoor To Shutdown Bitcoin Which Was Set To Neutralize Mpesa Dominance In Kenya
Bitcoin, Mpesa and the case of BitPesa Kenya Insights has embarked on an in-depth investigation into the underworld operations of Kenya’s biggest telecom, Safaricom, in the first episode of the eight series of investigative pieces, we look into Bitpesa. BitPesa, a promising company, founded in 2013 was first to market using a groundbreaking global payments transfer […]