“Dear Customer, M-Pesa and My Safaricom apps are unavailable. Kindly use *334# or SIM TOOL KIT as we work to restore the services,” the text to the subscribers read in part.

Visitors who travel to Kenya and roam on the Safaricom network, for example, will receive a text prompting them to download the M-Pesa App. This will give them an option of pairing it with their ...

Google Play apps and games store has started accepting payments in Kenya through Safaricom’s mobile phone M-Pesa service to boost downloads in a market where many people do not have a credit card.