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[12 Nov 2011 | One Comment | ]
How to pay British Airways ticket via M-PESA

Here is how to pay for your British Airways ticket via M-PESA

Go the M-PESA menu from your Safaricom mobile phone
Go to Pay bill input number 380380
Follow prompts and make payment (up to KES 140,000)

M-PESA is added option besides paying for your ticket online here http://www.ba.com

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[18 Dec 2010 | 7 Comments | ]
New M-PESA Rates !

Safaricom has adjusted its M-PESA tariff. It is now possible to send and withdraw as low as Ksh. 50 from an M-PESA Agent! The new tariffs are as follows for withdrawals from the ATM and M-PESA shops (rates  below apply to registered M-PESA customers) :

Amount Range
ATM withdrawal charges – Ksh.
M-PESA Agent withdrawal Ksh.

50-100 (not applicable for ATM)
NA
15

101-1000(not applicable for ATM)
NA
25

1001-2500
(200-2500 ATM)
30
25

2,501 – 5,000
60
45

5,001 – 10,000
100
75

10,001 – 20,000
175
145

20,001 – 35,000
N/A
170

35,001 – 50,000
N/A
250

50,001 – 70000
N/A
300

The new charges for sending money to registered M-PESA user are:

Amount Range – Ksh.
Sending Charges (to a …

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[5 Dec 2010 | 9 Comments | ]
Co-opertive  Bank of Kenya; Mobile-banking

There are several banks in Kenya today that offer M Banking services. I have used the Cooperative Bank’s M-Banking and besides the convenience it was pretty simple to use.
If your job or businesses demand frequent travel to the  interior of our country or better still if you plan to travel up country this festive season, you might consider registering for this service
Its free to register for the service in any Cooperative Bank branch, after which you can among other things:

Deposit money into your bank account from your M-PESA
Withdraw money from …

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[5 Aug 2009 | 37 Comments | ]

You can now pay your electricity bill using Safaricom’s M-PESA. Here is the simple process:

Select “Pay Bill” form M-PESA menu
Enter KPLC Business No. 888 888
Enter Full KPLC A/c No. e.g. 123456-01
Enter the amount you wish to pay (Between KES100 & 35,000)
Enter M-PESA PIN
Confirm that all details are correct & Ok
You will Receive a confirmation of the transaction via SMS

Please note that it takes 48 hours for KPLC to update your account.
Please see how to check your account balance via sms in The Timpata’s other post.
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