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Kenya: Safaricom Rolls Out Tech Solutions for Enterprises

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Nairobi — Safaricom has rolled out a campaign to position tech solutions for enterprise and public sector customers.

The company seeks to leverage its connectivity and experience to venture into the technology space by expanding its tech solutions in the areas of digital business through cloud computing, cyber security, and the internet of things (IoT)underpinned by IT consulting services.

Besides reinforcing Safaricom’s new business strategy to become a technology company, the telco is banking on this recent effort to enable it to play a bigger role in digitizing and transforming businesses in various sectors including education, health, and manufacturing.

“As Kenya’s digital economy continues to expand across various sectors, we are well prepared to provide matching tech solutions that will meet the digital trends and opportunities for large, small and medium-sized enterprises, who seek to digitize their businesses in areas such as fleet management, storage of information, disaster recovery and remote tracking of various assets. This aligns with our long-term strategy to offer technology-based solutions that ensure everyone has the capacity to participate and thrive in the digital economy as we seek to become a purpose-led technology company,” said Peter Ndegwa, CEO, Safaricom.

“Technology has changed and continues to change the way businesses are run. To be a digital business, owners must take advantage of the efficiencies created by technology. For example, cloud computing offers many options for a business from running efficient processes to disaster recovery options”, said Kris Senanu, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Safaricom.