Airtel
All our coverage on Airtel Kenya, a leading Telecommunications Provider in Kenya with products like Airtel Money
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Telcos must send government emergency texts to all phone users, even those who opted out
Safaricom, Airtel Kenya, Telkom Kenya and Jamii Telecommunications must deliver the texts whatever a customer's opt-out or Do Not Disturb…
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Safaricom added 11.5 million SIM cards in a year, more than Kenya’s whole mobile market did
Safaricom added 11.5 million active SIM cards in a year, more than Kenya's whole market. Airtel, Telkom and Equitel shrank.
- Business
Airtel Money will list in London, and the IPO raises no new money for the business
Airtel Money will list in London, pricing in mid-October. Existing shareholders sell, and IFC buys up to KES 11.6 billion.
- Business
Airtel is closing its Kenyan wholesale fibre company after two years and no revenue
Airtel Africa is winding up Airtel Kenya Telesonic, its wholesale fibre unit, after two years with no revenue at all.
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Airtel is giving 376 million subscribers in India a free year of Super Duolingo
Bharti Airtel and Duolingo announced a 12 month free Super Duolingo offer for 376 million Indian subscribers on 3 September.
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Telcos will have to wait six months before recycling your line
Kenya's Communications Authority proposes six months before telcos recycle dormant lines. Comments close 11 September, rules take effect 19 September.
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Smarta 1500 drops from 90GB to 32GB as Airtel Kenya revises every bundle tier
Airtel Kenya cut Smarta bundle data by up to 64% on 18 August 2026. The four prices stayed the same.
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Airtel turns on Starlink Mobile in DRC, the first commercial satellite-to-phone service in Africa
Airtel Africa and Starlink launched satellite-to-mobile service in DRC on 14 August 2026. Kenya tested first but awaits regulatory approval.
- Reviews
Airtel Kenya cut me off from my number and my money, and it has done it before
My Airtel Kenya SIM stopped registering on any network, with airtime and bundles intact. Then Airtel Money became unavailable too.
- News
Airtel Kenya is waiting on the CA to switch on Starlink satellite calling
Airtel Kenya finished testing Starlink Direct-to-Cell satellite calling and awaits Communications Authority approval. Here is what it does, and what…
- Business
Airtel Money launches ‘Bizna Wallet’, its Pochi la Biashara Rival
Airtel Money launched Bizna Wallet against Pochi la Biashara. Payments are free to KES 250,000, and Rudishiwa now pays cash.
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Safaricom doubles monthly data bundles under new Pata More promo
Kenya’s mobile data battle is heating up once again. Just a week after Airtel Kenya revamped its Amazing Data Bundles…
- Business
Airtel Africa confirms London for the Airtel Money listing, days before a $515 million deadline
Airtel Africa confirmed London for the Airtel Money IPO in the second half of 2026. What Kenyan users should know.
- Business
Anne Kinuthia-Otieno leaves Airtel Money Kenya with no successor named
Anne Kinuthia-Otieno has left Airtel Money Kenya after almost five years. No successor named, months before Airtel Africa's London listing.
- News
Airtel revamps Amazing Data Bundles: Huge cuts for daily users, big wins for monthly subscribers
Airtel Kenya has officially launched a revamped lineup of its Amazing Data Bundles. Although the rollout hasn’t gone live yet,…
