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CBK announces split of Airtel Money from Airtel Networks
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Tuesday announced the successful separation and transfer of Airtel money from its mobile…
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American Tower and Airtel Africa announce new communications sites partnership
Airtel Africa has announced that it will use African operations (ATC Africa) communications sites to support its network rollout across…
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Airtel Kenya buys additional spectrum to boost its 4G network
Kenya’s second largest mobile services provider Airtel has purchased additional spectrum from the Communication Authority to boost its 4G network.…
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Airtel Kenya splits its mobile money business into a separate entity
The financial sector is undergoing a season of massive disruption occasioned by aggressive innovation. Offering financial services is no longer…
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Safaricom Has The Fastest Internet speeds In Kenya Followed By Airtel, Report
According to a report ranking internet speeds across the country, Safaricom’s internet has the fastest download speeds among the top…
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M-Pesa Pay Bill Numbers now accept Airtel and Telkom mobile money payments
Telkom and Airtel customers in Kenya will now be able to now make direct mobile money payments to an M-PESA…
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Ashish Malhotra takes over from Prasanta Das Sarma as new Airtel Kenya MD
Airtel Kenya has today announced the appointment of Mr. Ashish Malhotra as its Managing Director. Mr. Malhotra takes over from…
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Tecno is launching a mobile wallet to rival M-Pesa and Airtel Money
TECNO Wallet: Chinese phone manufacturer Tecno Mobile came to Africa and gained grounding with its Africa-centric mobile devices. The company…
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Airtel Tanzania and WorldRemit partner for international money transfers
Airtel Tanzania is partnering with payments company WorldRemit to enable Airtel Money customers in the country to send and receive…
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Telkom and Airtel users can now pay for goods and services using Safaricom’s Till number
Airtel and Telkom users will from today be able to pay for goods and services using Safaricom’s Till number. Telkom,…
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Airtel Nigeria is offering customers on its network free calls to Ukraine
Airtel Nigeria has announced that customers on its network who have friends and relatives in Ukraine will be able to…
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Airtel Africa reported a 21.7% revenue growth to $3.4 billion in Q3 2021
Airtel Africa has released its Q3 results for the year 2021 reporting a 21.7% revenue growth to $3.4 billion. Airtel…
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Airtel Africa joins UK’s FTSE 100 Index
Airtel Africa Plc is joining UKs FTSE 100 (Financial Times Stock Exchange) index Monday 31 January 2022. FTSE 100 index includes…
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Airtel Kenya is broke, surviving on hefty shareholder loans
Kenya’s second-largest telco Airtel Kenya is broke and surviving on a series of shareholder loans from its parent company Bharti…
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Airtel Money announces new upgrades to its Airtel Africa Developer Portal
Airtel Money has announced some new upgrades to its Airtel Africa Developer Portal. The move, the company says is to…
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Airtel Africa, UNICEF announce a five-year $57 million partnership to scale-up digital learning for children across Africa
Airtel Africa and UNICEF have announced a five-year pan-African partnership to help accelerate the roll-out of digital learning for children…
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Segun Ogunsanya officially takes over as Airtel Africa New CEO
Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, has officially taken over as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for Airtel Africa. The African arm…
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Airtel Africa appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya new CEO
Airtel Africa, the African arm of India’s Bharti Airtel, has a new CEO. The telecommunications company will now be lead…
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Airtel Kenya refutes claims it’s exiting the market
Airtel has refuted claims that it plans to exit the Kenyan market. Last week, reports emerged that the telco was…
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Airtel Kenya Prepares 5G Switch to Rival Safaricom
Being an early adopter of the fifth generation of cellular networks, or 5G, Safaricom is positioned to become the first…
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Airtel Africa Sells Minority Stake in Mobile Money Business for $200 Million
Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel, has finally offloaded a minority stake in its mobile money business. The…
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Court Clears Regulatory Hurdle for Stalled Telkom, Airtel Kenya Merger
Telkom and Airtel Kenya’s merger plan came to a halt in August last year following a series of regulatory hurdles.…
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Airtel Africa to Sell Minority Stake in Airtel Money
Airtel Africa, the African subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel wants to sell a minority stake in its mobile services platform…
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CA Puts Telkom and Airtel Kenya on Notice Over Service Quality
Kenya’s ICT regulator, Communication Authority of Kenya, CA, has put two of the country’s telcos on notice over service quality.…
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Nokia and Airtel Kenya lay 5G foundations in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has inked a deal with Finish telco equipment maker, Nokia, to modernize Nairobi with high speed 4G and…
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Airtel Inks Deal with Ericsson to modernize its 4G network in Kenya
Airtel Africa is extending its strategic partnership with Ericsson to enhance its 4G network coverage in Kenya. As a result,…
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MTN, Airtel and Stanbic Bank Uganda Lose Billions of Shillings to a Third-party Service Provider Hack
Hackers have broken into Uganda’s Pegasus Technologies, making away with cash in the billions. Pegasus Technologies touts itself as a…
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Airtel Customers Will Soon Acquire Samsung Smartphones Under Flexible Financing Plans
Airtel Africa has partnered with South Korean device maker, Samsung, and Mastercard to provide customers will smartphones on flexible payment…
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Jumia partners with Airtel Kenya for mobile payments
Jumia has announced a new partnership with Airtel Kenya that will see consumers complete their online payment transactions using Airtel Money.…
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Buy any Amazing Data Bundle on Airtel Kenya and Get Free 500MB Daily Data
Airtel Kenya is continuing its cheap data legacy, offering free data on every purchase of their Amazing Data bundle packages.…
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Airtel, Safaricom and Telkom Kenya will be fined for delaying Customer Care Calls
Kenyan telecommunications providers, like Safaricom and Airtel, will face fines for delaying customer care calls, according to a new draft…
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Telkom Kenya Restructuring its Business after Merger Fallout With Airtel
Telkom Kenya is restructuring its business after the unexpected fallout of its merger plans with Airtel Kenya. Announcing the company’s…
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Airtel Africa Strikes a Global Cash Transfers Deal with MoneyGram
Airtel Africa has partnered with MoneyGram, the US money transfer company. Through the deal, Airtel Money customers will be able…
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Airtel Money Customers Will Soon Deposit and Withdraw Cash Online via Standard Chartered Bank
Airtel Money customers will now be able to make deposits and withdrawals via Standard Chartered bank, thanks to the recent…
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Airtel Kenya joins the streaming market with Airtel TV, a free streaming app
Barely a fortnight after dropping merger talks with Telkom, Airtel Kenya has begun making moves with the company’s new target…
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Telkom and Airtel Kenya Merger Talks Mutually Dropped
Telkom Kenya and Airtel Kenya have consensually halted their merger talks. The two announced that the mutual pullout was due…
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Airtel Africa Celebrates 10th Anniversary, Boasts Of Over 110Million Subscribers in the Region
Airtel Africa is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. The company which is under Bharti Airtel established its presence in…
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#Covid-19: Airtel Uganda and Avaya Partner To Enable Remote Work And Learning
Airtel Uganda has partnered with Avaya to enable organizations in the country to implement remote working and learning initiatives. This…
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Airtel Kenya Is The Only Telco That Grew Its Mobile Subscriptions Market Share In Q2 2019/2020
The latest insight report into the mobile subscription industry reveals rather shocking details. The Communications Authority of Kenya in its…
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Airtel Waives Transaction Fees On Its Mobile Payment Service Across all Bands
After the CBK met with Payment Service Providers and other financial industry players. Safaricom was the first telco to announce…
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Airtel Uganda Launches VOD And Live TV Service
Airtel Uganda has launched its live TV and Video on Demand (VOD) service called Airtel TV. Through the platform, the…
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Airtel Kenya Revamps Amazing Data Bundles With More Data
Airtel Kenya has also launched new offers on its amazing data bundles plans. Furthermore, Airtel has also revamped its offerings…
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Airtel Kenya now has a Data Management feature
Years after Safaricom launched a data manager; Airtel has also done it in their most convenient way possible. The company…
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[Update: Issue Resolved] Airtel Kenya is experiencing service outages
Airtel Kenya has been experiencing network outages since morning. The telco has come publicly at noon today through its different…
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Safaricom Wants Telkom and Airtel to Pay Ksh 1.3 Billion Debt Before Merger
Telkom Kenya Chief Executive Mugo Kibati on Tuesday said Safaricom was interfering with the Airtel-Telkom merge. Speaking at a news…
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Millicom to sell its Rwanda business to Bharti Airtel
Millicom has signed an agreement for the sale of its Rwanda operations to subsidiaries of Bharti Airtel Limited. The total…
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Airtel Kenya launches ‘Tubonge’ voice product for its customers
Airtel Kenya has today launched a new voice product for its customers. Dubbed “Tubonge”, the product targets Kenyans from all…
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Airtel Kenya names new CEO as Adil Youssefi exits
Airtel Kenya has announced the appointment of Prasanta Das Sarma as the new Managing Director. Prasanta Das Sarma takes over…
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Airtel Money Upgrades its System, Doubles Agents Base
Airtel Money, the mobile payment platform for telecommunications operator Airtel, has doubled its Active Agent base in Kenya to 22,000…
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Airtel celebrates Iftar with Muslim communities in Nairobi
In the spirit of the Ramadan festive season, Airtel Kenya yesterday evening hosted a special Iftar dinner for the Muslim…
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Airtel bags Kenya Red Cross Humanitarian Effort Award
Airtel Kenya has bagged the Annual Kenya Red Cross Humanitarian Effort Award. The telecommunications company received the award in recognition…
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Airtel hosts special Iftar for Muslim faithfuls in Mombasa County
Airtel Kenya, a leading telecommunications service provider yesterday evening hosted a special Iftar dinner for Muslim faithfuls at the Ummu…
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Airtel launches new Karibu package with FREE Calls, SMS and Data
Airtel Kenya has today launched a new, exciting consumer offer targeting mobile subscribers seeking to get more value from newly…
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Airtel Trace Music Star activations targets residential areas in Nairobi
The Airtel Trace Music Star activation contest has now entered its second week. Activation activities place in various residential areas…
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600,000 contestants already registered for Airtel TRACE Music Star 2nd Edition
The 2nd edition of Airtel TRACE Music Star launched early this month, after a successful 1st edition in 2015 which…
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Airtel Records growth in Market Share by Voice Traffic
Airtel Kenya has recorded growth in market share by voice traffic to 16.8 per cent from 9.8 per cent in…
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Keri Hilson to mentor Airtel Trace Music Star Season 2
Renowned American vocalist and songwriter Keri Hilson will spearhead the 2nd edition of ‘’Airtel Trace Music Star’’ (ATMS). Now in its…
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Airtel Kenya Recognised as top telecom brand on Social Media in Africa
The Africa Brand Index has recognised Airtel Kenya as the top Social Media Brand in Africa. The award recognizes Airtel…
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Airtel Connects Kisii County Schools with Free Internet
Airtel has today launched it’s Free Internet for Schools Programme in Kisii County connecting 20 schools to the internet for…
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Airtel Kenya wins Gold Award for Environmental Conservation
Airtel Kenya has been named ChangeMaker Company of the Year for Corporate Social Responsibility for Environnemental Conservation at the 2015…
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Airtel partners with UBA Bank for Mobile Banking and Savings Services
Airtel has partnered with United Bank of Africa (UBA Bank) to provide mobile-based financial services to Kenyans. The partnership will…
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African Union commends Airtel Africa ’s Support in Mitigating Ebola Crisis
The African Union (AU) has recognized Airtel Africa for its efforts in fighting the Ebola epidemic that hit West Africa…
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Airtel FREE Internet for Schools Program connects 23 schools in Machakos County
The Airtel Free internet for schools program is now in Machakos county. The program was launched yesterday at Machakos Boys…
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Airtel Nigeria and Access Bank Launch Smart Savers Initiative
Access Bank in partnership with Airtel Nigeria has partnered to introduce a Smart Savers initiative that will enable Airtel customers…
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New Airtel UnlimiNet 20 Bundle to offer free Facebook and WhatsApp
Airtel Kenya has today unveiled a new set of bundles for Voice, SMS and data. Dubbed ‘’UnlimiNet 20 bundle, the…
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Orange buys Airtel’s operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone
Orange and Bharti Airtel International have signed an agreement that Orange acquire Airtel’s operations in Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone.…
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Airtel Kenya Partners with National Bank to offer mobile banking services
Airtel has today a new partnership with National Bank of Kenya to deliver mobile banking services through the Airtel money…
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Airtel Nigeria takes Christmas celebrations to Charity Homes and orphanages
Airtel Nigeria has announced of its Christmas charity campaign in the country. Dubbed ‘5 Days of Love,’ the campaign will…
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Airtel Africa Executive Wins CSR Leadership Award
Airtel Africa’s Vice President for Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Mr. Michael Okwiri was yesterday presented with the…
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Airtel renews M-Pesa agents battle with Safaricom
Airtel Kenya has renewed its battle with Safaricom over the sharing of mobile money agents. Airtel, through its lawyers Mukite…
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Airtel Nigeria CEO advocates for joint efforts to achieve SDGs
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, has called on business leaders, corporate bodies, entrepreneurs, policy…
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Airtel Unveils New Catholic Portal
Airtel has unveiled a Catholic Portal that will enable Catholics to access religious information at all times through their phone…
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Airtel’s Trace Music Star wins best Pan pfrican initiative award at AFRICACOM awards 2015
Airtel’s TRACE Music Star won the Best Pan African Initiative Award at the just concluded AfricaCom Awards. The ceremony, which…
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Airtel Unveils new shop in Meru Town
Airtel has unveiled a new walk-in Service Centre in Meru town. Located on the ground floor of Tuskys Mall, the…
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Airtel, CFSK train teachers in Machakos on Internet for Schools program
Airtel Kenya has partnered with Computer for Schools (CFSK) to train teachers from Machakos County on Internet for Schools program.…
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Airtel and Facebook launch Free Basics Services in 17 African countries
Bharti Airtel has today announced its new partnership with Facebook which will see the two companies launch Free Basics in…
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Airtel takes Platinum spot sponsorship with Catholic Church ahead of Pope’s visit to Kenya
Bharti Airtel has partnered with the Catholic Church as a platinum sponsor for the upcoming historic visit of His Holiness…
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Airtel champions Indo-Africa ICT collaboration
Airtel has championed India-Africa collaboration through the sponsorship of this year’s Ind0-Africa ICT Expo. The event took place this week…
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Airtel and Liquid Telecom Sign Pan-African Fibre Connectivity Deal
Bharti Airtel’s mobile broadband subscribers in Africa will soon be able to enjoy faster Internet access speeds on its 3G…
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Airtel Kenya post-paid customers can now pay bills online
Airtel Kenya post-paid customers can now pay their bills online. This is after the telecommunication company unveiled a new platform…
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Airtel Kenya continues to record growth in data, mobile voice and SMS traffic
The quarter under review exhibited mixed trends in terms of local mobile voice traffic per operator with Airtel Kenya Limited…
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Airtel Kenya’s #FaceOfKenya campaign Promotes Upcoming Photographers
Airtel Kenya has been working with with top Instagrammers; Asif Khan , Mutua Matheka and Sarah Waiswa, to use the…
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Video: What you missed from the Airtel Sondeka Festival 2015
Sondeka is Africa’s first annual creative festival, which serves as a platform for numerous events, activities, exhibitions that showcase Africa’s…
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Airtel Kenya Headquarters staff visit Nairobi Markets
Airtel Kenya staff from its Nairobi headquarters lead by their CEO Adil El Youssefi visited various customer segments to gain…
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Airtel Kenya launches Smartika na 5x bonus promotion,50 cars to be won
Airtel Kenya has today unveiled a new consumer promotion that will see its prepaid customers walk away with 50 Toyota…
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Airtel Kenya connects Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters with free internet
Kisumu and Nyeri Police County Headquarters will benefit from internet for free internet thanks to Airtel Kenya. The telecommunications company…
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Airtel Kenya unveils new Innovative Digital Content Products
Airtel Kenya has today announced the launch of two new innovative digital products. The Airtel Jam Sessions, a music show…
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Airtel records an increase market share gains for Data, Voice and SMS
Airtel Kenya has recorded an increase market share gains for data, Voice and SMS, this is according to the Quarterly…
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Airtel Kenya recognized as a Global Best Practice Case Study on Social Media
Airtel Kenya has been recognized as a global best practice case study by Socialbakers, a global social media analytics firm for outstanding…
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Airtel Kenya donates computers to Computer for Schools (CFSK)
Airtel Kenya has provided used computers to Computer for Schools (CFSK) for refurbishment and distribution to schools across the country.…
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Airtel to provide free insurance customers
Airtel, has partnered with Pan Africa Life Assurance Limited and MicroEnsure to launch a free insurance product which will offer…
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Airtel appoints Levi Nyakundi as new Marketing Director
Airtel Kenya has announced the appointment of Levi Nyakundi to the position of Marketing Director effective 1st July 2015. Levi…
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Airtel hosts Senate Committee on Education, Information and Technology
Airtel Kenya Board last weekend hosted the Senate committee on Education, Information and Technology at Airtel Kenya HQ offices, ahead of…
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Airtel now third largest mobile operator in the world
Airtel has been named the third largest mobile operator in the world in terms of subscribers, according to latest data…
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Airtel partners with Kenya Red Cross launch public emergency information service
Bharti Airtel, has teamed up with Kenya Red Cross Society to launch the first of its kind public emergency information…
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More convenience for Airtel Customers in Embu with New Airtel Shop
Airtel Kenya has opened a new Airtel shop in Embu town. This is part of the company’s aggressive expansion and…
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Airtel announces Airtel Rising Stars championships launch date
Airtel Kenya has today announced that it will launch its annual edition of the Airtel Rising Stars championships on 24th…
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Airtel connects Kambui school for the deaf to Internet
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia has connected Kambui school…
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You can now pay your taxes via Airtel Money
Airtel Kenya has now made it possible for Kenyan citizens across the country to inquire for KRA services by using Airtel…
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Airtel Money visa card driving financial inclusion
On year after Airtel Kenya launched the Airtel Money VISA card, the debit card continues to allow easy access funds…
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How Airtel CSR is supporting education in Kenya
Internet for Schools: Since the inception of Airtel’s internet for schools project, thousands of students across the country have continued…
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