Safaricom Newsroom

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AI and the creative economy #SafaricomNews

May 01 2024 56 mins  
Should Africa have a say in the future of AI? The conversation surrounding AI is exploding globally, but where does Kenya stand? Safaricom's exploration of AI in their marketing and customer service raises important questions about the role of AI in the African creative economy and for Kenyan businesses. The latest Safaricom Newsroom podcast features a discussion with Trevor Ma

Why digital transformation is an existential issue #SafaricomNews

Mar 25 2024 41 mins  
Kenya is a rising star in Africa's tech scene, known as 'Silicon Savannah'. But with terms like 'digitization' and 'digitalization' floating around, what's the real story? 🤔 Safaricom's Joe Kanyua joins our podcast to explain the essential differences and how digital transformation is changing the way we live and work. This is the tech talk yo

Peter Ndegwa talks career growth, life, and going Agile. #SafaricomNews

Oct 31 2023 33 mins  
Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa highlighted the importance of diversity, inclusion, innovation, and authenticity in driving success and promoting transformative leadership. The Women On Board's Network, which brings together women serving on boards, aims to drive gender diversity and inclusion within board leadership. Ndegwa reflected on his experiences, includi

What the move to regulate AI means for Kenya #SafaricomNews

Oct 13 2023 21 mins  
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the biggest trends in the tech world this year. It has enabled companies to understand their customers better and reach out to them. However, there are concerns that AI may lead to a loss of human control. In September of this year, a closed-door meeting of tech companies developing AI unanimously endorsed the idea of US government

Frightening, exciting. Kenyan creatives grapple with AI #SafaricomNews

Sep 15 2023 30 mins  
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a popular trend in the tech industry, with more than a third of C-Suite executives utilizing it in their business operations. Generative AI platforms like ChatGPT and Dall-E can perform creative tasks such as creating advertising copy and designing artwork. However, there is a debate surrounding whether AI is genuinely creative or just mimick

Plastic Doesn’t Make the World Go Round #SafaricomNews #WorldEnvironmentDay #WED2023

Jun 09 2023 27 mins  
Taka Taka Solutions is a company that has invested in equipment capable of recycling flexible plastics, which has created numerous job opportunities for waste pickers. To mark the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, Safaricom Newsroom engaged with experts, environmental change champions, and plastic solutionists to delve into the concept of a circular economy for plastics an

A conversation on radio and peace #SafaricomNews #Tuinuane #WorldRadioDay

Feb 17 2023 43 mins  
As the violence raged in Kenya in January 2008, the media came under increasing scrutiny. One of the main accusations was that the media, particularly radio, was responsible for fanning the flames. When a prominent radio presenter was named along with politicians and civil servants as suspects to face trial at the International Criminal Court, the Kenyan media fraternity was shocke

The M-PESA super app squad #SafaricomNews #Tuinuane

Dec 02 2022 33 mins  
A small group at Safaricom was on tenterhooks on the morning of June 23, 2021 as the company launched the M-PESA app. While M-PESA has grown in popularity and use since it was unveiled in March 2007, the app was a bold new step for the revolutionary payment solution now used by more than 51 million users across Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho,

Women in Tech "Our Time is Now - Our Rights, Our Future"

Oct 14 2022 41 mins  
When Caroline Masibo was a teenage girl, she did not see herself entering the tech space. But after completing her KSCEs, and during the long holiday in between, she started gaining interest in watching criminal drama. Her attention was drawn to one show in particular, namely ‘Criminal Minds’. In this show, an eccentric tech-savvy female character really intrigued her. “There

To buy or to build: navigating the homes dilemma #SafaricomNews

Jan 25 2022 62 mins  
Owning the space where you call home and stopping the monthly rent payment are part of the Kenyan Dream. Over the last 10 years, there has been no shortage of options for the person who wants to own their own home. There are property shows on TV advertising new estates and residences, salesmen and women in traffic handing out brochures for upcoming developments, and weekly sections