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CAK Rejects Airtel’s Complaint Against Safaricom Over Discounted Calls
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has dismissed Airtel’s complaint against Safaricom over discounted voice call prices, ruling that the…
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Ten Months On, Why Airtel’s Nxtra Data Centre Matters More Than Ever for Kenya
When Airtel Kenya broke ground on its US$150 million Nxtra data centre in Tatu City last September, the announcement stood…
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New Appointments
Ashish Malhotra Exits Airtel Kenya as Djibril Tobe Takes Over as MD
Airtel Kenya has appointed Djibril Tobe as Managing Director of Airtel Kenya, succeeding Ashish Malhotra, who departs after four years…
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Airtel’s Latest Scholarship Commitment Keeps the Focus on Education in Mukuru
Twenty-two students from Nairobi’s Mukuru informal settlement will receive full secondary school scholarships after Airtel Kenya renewed its education partnership…
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Airtel Launches Four New Customer Service Centers in Nairobi
Airtel Kenya has expanded its retail and customer service network in Nairobi by launching four new customer service centres in…
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Airtel Africa Sees Profit Surge While Mobile Money Listing Plans Return to Focus
Airtel Africa ended its latest financial year with revenue rising 29.5% to $6.42 billion, as higher data consumption, expanding mobile…
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Airtel Kenya Targets Doubling Customer Service Footprint by End of Year
Airtel Kenya is aggressively expanding its physical presence with a bold plan to double its customer service footprint across the…
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Airtel to Ride on Starlink to Command Mobile Internet Market in Kenya
Kenya is set to be at the forefront of a big shift in mobile internet access across Africa, as a…
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Airtel Kenya Tries to Crack a Digital Credit Market Long Shaped by Fuliza
When Airtel Money Kenya says it wants a slice of the digital overdraft market, it is not entering open ground.…
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How Airtel Money is evolving to meet the daily financial needs of Kenyans
As of late 2025, Airtel Money has transitioned from being just a backup option to a formidable financial partner for…
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Airtel Kenya Unlimited Fun Data Plans Explained
Airtel Kenya rolled out two new time-based data bundles earlier this month taking on Safaricom’s recently launched B-Live product. The…
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Karuma Hydropower Plant to Host Africa AI Factory, Giving Continent Control Over Its Data
Uganda is preparing to host Africa’s first dedicated Artificial Intelligence (AI) factory. The Aeonian Project, a 100MW hyperscale facility inside…
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EXCLUSIVE: Airtel Kenya Prepares to Launch Home Fiber, Promising Faster Speeds and Unlimited Home Internet
Kenya’s home internet landscape is on the verge of a change. Airtel is prepping to launch home fiber, aiming to…
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Airtel Kenya Breaks Ground on $150M Nairobi Data Centre to Anchor Africa’s Digital Future
Airtel Kenya has officially broken ground on what is set to be East Africa’s largest data centre, located at Tatu…
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Digital Numbering and Rapid Growth Are Redefining Kenya’s Mobile Landscape
In the late 1990s, having a mobile phone in Kenya was a luxury few could afford. A SIM card often…
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Airtel Kenya Subscriber Growth Outpaces Safaricom, Signaling a Market Shift That’s Catching Attention Across the Telecom Sector
Airtel Kenya just hit a major milestone. For the first time ever, the telco has crossed the 24 million mark…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Money Rudishiwa Offer Expands: Get 50% Cashback on Bank Transfer Fees
Airtel Money Kenya has further extended the Rudishiwa offer to cover bank-to-wallet transfers: customers now get 50% of their transaction…
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Airtel Kenya Rolls Out AI-Powered Spam Alert Service
Airtel Kenya on Wednesday launched an artificial intelligence (AI)- powered Spam Alert Service to enhance mobile security for its customers. The…
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5G mobile subscriptions in Kenya nearing the one million mark
Kenya has continued to experience increased 5G subscriptions since the country’s leading telco Safaricom first rolled out the service in…
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KCB, Airtel Money in new deal targeting merchant payments
KCB Bank Kenya and Airtel Money have announced a new interoperability partnership, allowing Airtel Money customers to make direct payments…
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Airtel Kenya GB kwa GB Campaign to give free data to new and upgrading customers
Airtel Kenya on Tuesday announced a new campaign dubbed “GB kwa GB” targeting new and upgrading customers. Airtel Kenya said…
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Airtel opens outlet in downtown CBD to enhance Airtel Money services
Airtel Kenya has opened a new franchise shop in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD). The outlet, located on Gaborone Road,…
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Airtel Kenya unveils unlimited 5G home data plans
Airtel Kenya has launched new Unlimited Home Broadband 5G Data Plans for its customers. Tailored to meet the diverse needs…
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BUSINESS
Airtel Kenya Welcomes CA’s Move To Review Interconnection Rates
Airtel Kenya has welcomed the decision by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to further reduce Mobile Termination Rates (MTR)…
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Airtel and ATC team up to provide internet connectivity to schools across Kenya
Airtel has entered into a partnership with ATC Kenya to provide internet connectivity to 50 primary schools across the country. …
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Airtel removes withdrawal code when receiving money in Kenya
Airtel Money customers can now receive money directly into their mobile money wallet from any network without the withdrawal code…
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5G in Kenya: More than 500k users now on the network but adoption is still slow
Kenya was among the first countries in Africa to launch the super-fast fifth-generation (5G) network. The country’s leading telco Safaricom…
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Airtel Kenya lowers eCitizen transaction fees by 25pc
Airtel Money has reduced transaction fees for eCitizen services by up to 25 per cent after integrating the mobile money…
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Airtel Kenya to roll out additional 100 5G sites across the country by end of year
Airtel Kenya has revealed plans to roll out an additional 100 5G sites across the country before the end of…
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Airtel Money Revises Mobile Money Charges
Airtel Money on Wednesday revised its transfer and withdrawal transaction charges in Kenya effective from 25th October 2023. The revision…
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Airtel Money Per Transaction Limit Increased to KES 250,000.
Mobile money service provider Airtel Money has revised its per transaction limit to KES 250,000 from the previous KES 150,000…
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Airtel Money transaction limits also increased
Kenya’s second-largest telco Airtel has also announced that it has received approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to…
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Airtel becomes second operator to launch 5G in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has officially become the second operator to launch 5G network after Safaricom. Launched on Tuesday, the telco noted…
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Airtel Kenya to add an additional 349 sites to its network by end of this year
Airtel Kenya is seeking to expand its network coverage by adding 349 new sites by the close of the year.…
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Airtel Kenya launches an all-in-one plan for its customers
Airtel Kenya on Monday launched an all-in-one plan offering different postpaid plans for calls, SMS, and data for its customers. …
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Airtel becomes third operator in Kenya to launch eSIM – How to activate
Kenya’s second-largest mobile operator Airtel has today announced the launch of eSIM (embedded SIM) for its customers in the country. …
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Airtel announces plans to roll out 5G network in Kenya
Airtel Kenya has announced plans to introduce 5G mobile broadband services in selected neighborhoods around Nairobi. The company has stated…
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How High 4G/3G Penetration Influenced Elections in Kenya
The just-concluded general elections in Kenya presented the country with yet another opportunity to showcase its progress in the uptake…
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BUSINESS
Local telcos settle for Ksh.0.58 Mobile and Fixed Termination Rates
The Communications Authority has announced new Mobile and Fixed Termination Rates for local telcos. In December last year, CA cut…
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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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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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BUSINESS
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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Safaricom to roll out 5G to smartphone customers in coming weeks
Safaricom 5G: In July this year, Ericsson released a new report on the state of 5G in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
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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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How Kenya’s Average Cost of 1GB Mobile Data Compares to the Rest of the World
The cost of data in Kenya has steadily reduced as mobile operators try to make their offers more competitive. Telkom…
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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
Here’s How Much Kenyan Telcos Made from Mobile Services in 2019
The latest data from the ICT watchdog, the Communications Authority of Kenya(CA), shows how much revenue the telco sector made…
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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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 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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BUSINESS
The Expensive Nature of Safaricom’s Calling Rates Doesn’t Encourage Long Calls
Safaricom PLC is no doubt the largest telecom provider in the country. In the Jan-April period, Safaricom led with a…
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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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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 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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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 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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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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BUSINESS
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 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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MEDIA TO TRADE PENS FOR GOLF CLUBS AT THE AIRTEL MEDIA GOLF CHALLENGE IN NAIROBI
Over forty journalists are expected to grace the third leg Airtel Kenya media golf challenge 2015 set for Golf Park Golf…
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