The Sh544 million device disaster reveals Safaricom as a company willing to sacrifice its own people to protect its image and leadership.
According to the investigation, Safaricom allegedly allowed security agencies “routine access to consumer data (including but not limited to call data records and other location data)...
“For now, we must admit and accept this: we are living in a state of surveillance. All of us,” she concluded.
They specifically accused Safaricom of sharing Ojwang’s location data with authorities, facilitating his arrest and subsequent death.
Activists have accused Safaricom of sharing customer call records and location data with alleged state agents, allowing them to track and capture targets.
The lawsuit, filed at the Milimani Commercial High Court and set for hearing in November, centers on Safaricom’s popular Skiza Tunes service – a platform that...
"I was warned, under the guise of a professional meeting, that security could be sent to harass, harm, or kill me, all because I dared to...
Currently, Safaricom relies on third parties for connections to the undersea cables.
Starlink’s entry into the Kenyan market has indeed stirred up quite a bit of controversy. Since its launch in July 2023, Starlink has been offering high-speed...
Kenyans nationwide can now access Starlink Mini for cheaper internet connectivity. In a statement on X, Starlink said that Kenyans nationwide can access the mini Starlink....
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has taken pride in the crucial role his satellite internet service provider Starlink has sparked in Kenya. His remarks followed the recognition...
Safaricom is intensifying its efforts to maintain its market dominance in the data segment against the rising competition from Starlink with its enhanced last-mile internet speeds,...
Apeiro Limited, the largest shareholder in the Safaricom consortium that has been awarded the contract for the technology-based system for the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), has...
In a groundbreaking decision that could potentially reshape the telecommunications industry in Kenya, the High Court recently ruled against Safaricom PLC, the country’s leading mobile network...
Safaricom’s mobile money service, M-Pesa, witnessed a significant surge in transactions during the financial year ending on March 31. The number of transactions per second on...
In March last year, Safaricom Ethiopia tweeted out an interesting claim: that 50% of Kenya’s GDP is processed through their M-Pesa ecosystem. This was no idle...
Telco operator Safaricom Plc. Wednesday announced an improved performance, posting 12.1 percent growth in net earnings in the first six months of the year, despite the...
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...
When spirits maker Diageo faced slowing growth in developed economies, it started expanding in emerging markets. By 2004, however, many of these mature markets were becoming...
In June this year, Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) re-introduced their third national consumer rewards promotions with an aim in ‘fighting illicit brews’ – promotion geared at...