Author: David Indeje

Fraudsters now use generative AI to make videos of Safaricom executives saying things the executives never said. The clips promise free airtime, a doubled Fuliza limit or returns on an investment. They send viewers to cloned web pages that ask for an M-PESA PIN, an ID number or a “processing fee”. You can beat the scam without any technical skill. You need three habits: Stop, Think, Verify. Safaricom’s #JiulizeKamaNiUkweli campaign teaches them under one question: ask yourself if it is true before you act. What the scam looks like on your phone The fake offers arrive on Facebook, TikTok, YouTube,…

Safaricom Plc created KES 1.247 trillion in value for Kenyan society in the year to March 2026, up about 10%, but its operational emissions rose 9.1% and its solar rollout ran slower than planned. The figures come from the company’s 15th Sustainable Business Report, launched in Nairobi on 27 October. Scope 1 and 2 emissions, which come from the fuel Safaricom burns and the electricity it buys, reached 56,354 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. Solar now powers 2,028 network sites against a 2030 target of 5,000, and the company recorded one work-related fatality, down from three in FY25. Group CEO Peter…

Kenya’s malls are filling up even as fewer people walk through them. Cytonn puts retail occupancy in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area at 87.2% in Q1 2026, while Knight Frank reports softer footfall. The shoppers who do visit want groceries, a pharmacy, a meal and something for the children in one trip. This feature looks at what the data says about that shift, and how Galleria Mall is responding. Full shops, quieter corridors: what the numbers say Occupancy and rents in Nairobi’s retail market have strengthened over the past two years. Cytonn reports that average occupancy in the Nairobi Metropolitan Area…

MultiChoice Kenya will replace its DStv bouquets with four packages on 5 November 2026, priced from KES 750 to KES 7,300 a month. The change cuts the range from six packages to four and follows the first full review of the product portfolio in the company’s 30 years in Kenya. Chief Executive Officer Nzola Miranda announced the changes at a media briefing in Nairobi under the DStv Expect+ campaign. He said the aim is to widen the audience for the company’s content. Four packs replace a crowded lineup The packages are Starter, Select, Sports and Ultimate. Miranda said customers see…

Britam Asset Managers wants to become the BlackRock of Africa. Barack Obatsa, chief executive of Britam Asset Managers (BAM), set out the plan at a briefing for journalists. He paired the ambition with a global equities fund priced in dollars, investing through phones and USSD, and a pledge to show clients what they own. The plan arrives as Kenyan savers move more money into unit trusts. Collective investment schemes closed June 2026 with Sh948.7 billion in assets, up from Sh851.68 billion in March, according to Capital Markets Authority (CMA) data. Britam Unit Trust Scheme ranks fourth with Sh71.35 billion. Obatsa…

Safaricom will measure its impact with a new method and report how sustainability issues affect its own finances, the company told journalists at a briefing ahead of the public launch of its 15th Sustainable Business Report. Karen Basiye, Director Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Safaricom Foundation, led the briefing with senior manager Samson Kanae and Agnes Kariuki of the sustainability team. Basiye joined Safaricom in October 2008 from the National Environment Management Authority. Key facts The 15th report adds double materiality, which weighs how issues affect Safaricom as well as how Safaricom affects others. Safaricom is replacing the True Value…