You can now get a list of the last 5 transactions in your M-PESA account via SMS on your phone.
To get this statement, press *234#  and select  ‘MPESA Mini-statement’. You will receive the statement in form of an SMS. (This service is free)
This is a List of ALL transactions including Transfers, Withdrawals and purchase of airtime that you have done on your phone. Any transaction will be listed in this statement after about 60 seconds.
This service is particularly helpful to ‘catch’ the fraudstars, who call you claiming that they have sent …

(Click above on tittle for a better view) Safaricom has revised its M-PESA charges as follows:
New Charges for Sending/Transferring Cash:

Minimum  Ksh.
Max Ksh.
Transfer to Registered Users   Ksh.
Transfers to unregistered users Ksh.

10
49
3 (see note 3 below)
N/A (see note 3 below)

50
100
5
N/A

101
500
25
60

501
1,000
30
60

1,001
1,500
30
60

1,501
2,500
30
60

2,501
3,500
30
80

3,501
5,000
30
95

5,001
7,500
50
130

7,501
10,000
50
155

10,001
15,001
50
200

15,001
20,000
50
215

20,001
25,000
75
250

25,001
30,000
75
250

30,001
35,000
75
250

35,001
40,000
75
N/A

40,001
45,000
75
N/A

45,001
50,000
100
N/A

50,001
70,000
100
N/A

 
Withdrawal Charges (From An M-PESA Agent)

Minimum     Ksh.
Max   Ksh.
Charges for withdrawal from M-PESA Agent Ksh.

10
49
N/A

50
100
10

101
500
25

501
1,000
25

1,001
1,500
25

1,501
2,500
25

2,501
3,500
45

3,501
5,000
60

5,001
7,500
75

7,501
10,000
100

10,001
15,001
145

15,001
20,000
160

20,001
25,000
170

25,001
30,000
170

30,001
35,000
170

35,001
40,000
250

40,001
45,000
250

45,001
50,000
250

50,001
70,000
300

 
Withdrawal Charges (From an ATM)

Minimum
Max
ATM Withdrawal fees:

200
2,500
30

2,501
5,000
60

5,001
10,000
100

10,001
20,000
175

(Learn how to withdraw money from an equity ATM on The Timpata here: http://www.thetimpata.com/2010/04/09/withdrawing-money-from-m-pesa-at-equity-bank-atms/ )
 
Charges for other transactions:

Other Transactions
Ksh.

All Deposits
Free

M-PESA Registration
Free

Buying Airtime though M-PESA
Free

M-PESA Balance enquiry
1

Change M-PESA PIN
20

 
NOTES:

Maximum account balance Ksh. 100,00
Maximum Daily Transaction value is Ksh. …

How to Donate in Kenyans For Kenya campaign- KCB, Safaricom, Media Owners  & Kenya Red Cross

The KCB Foundation has team up with the Safaricom Foundation, the Kenya Red Cross and the Media Owners Association in a campaign to raise funds for the famine victims in Northern Kenyan.
The campaign is scheduled to raise Ksh500million over four weeks and the funds raised will be utilised in immediate relief interventions (provision of food, water, health services) and more long term interventions (digging of boreholes and food & water sustainability projects).
To send your contributions pick any of …

You now can give and receive Bonga Points and redeem fantastic Rewards
 
To Share Points, you can use USSD method or SMS;
USSD

Dial *126# and select the sub menu “4: to Transfer Bonga Points”. Alternatively dial *126*4#

Enter the recipient mobile number

Enter amount to transfer

Click OK to confirm

SMS

To transfer point’s subscriber creates a new SMS message as follows:
<Points to transfer>#<recipient MSISDN> e.g. 200#0722XXXXXX and sends the SMS to 226.

The Promotion is open to all individual PrePay and PostPay customers enrolled on Bonga.
Thanks to @MartinGicheru’s post …

What is the M-KESHO?
This is a bank account introduced by both Equity and Safaricom where customers can earn interest from as little as Kshs 1.  Customers can withdraw cash from their Equity Bank Account to their M-PESA accounts and customers can also deposit through their M-PESA accounts to their M-KESHO Bank account
Other features of the account include Micro credit facilities (emergency credit availed through M-PESA), Micro insurance facilities as well as a personal accident cover that translates into a full cover after 1 year.  For one to open this account, …