Safaricom Awards Lipa Na M-PESA Customers With 8 Tractors, 8 Trucks

Safaricom has today awarded 16 Lipa Na M-PESA customers with 8 tractors and 8 trucks to conclude the Lipa Na M-PESA Promotion and as the company marks 13 years of M-PESA. The 16 include 8 customers and 8 businesses that use the service, with one winner each in eight regions.

“We launched M-PESA 13 years ago with the goal of transforming our customers lives by making it easy and convenient to send money. Since then, we have continued to innovate the service to ensure that it continues to meet the growing needs of our customers and that it remains relevant to them. As a mark of appreciation, we are awarding 8 customers and 8 businesses today for using our Lipa Na M-PESA service which is now the most preferred alternative to cash in the country,” said Michael Joseph, CEO, Safaricom.

Since the Lipa Na M-PESA promotion began on 8^th January 2020, Safaricom has awarded six apartments to customers and 120 Tuktuks to Lipa Na M-PESA merchants.

Safaricom has also awarded surprise cashbacks to more than 600,000 customers for paying with Lipa Na M-PESA, while all merchants on the service have been receiving a 25 percent refund of their Lipa Na M-PESA transaction fees as a cashback every night.

The Lipa Na M-PESA services was launched in 2013 with the goal of providing a safe, fast and convenient alternative to cash payments. Beyond in-store payments, the service has also made it possible for thousands of businesses to go digital and receive payments from customers anywhere in the country and also from other countries through M-PESA Global. So far, over 160,000 M-PESA businesses accept Lipa Na M-PESA.

GRAND FINALE WINNERS

CUSTOMER WINNERS
No.	REGION	NAME	OCCUPATION	PRIZE
1	EASTERN	BEATRICE KAVUNDI	ECD TEACHER	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER
2	RIFT VALLEY	BISMARK LAGAT	ELECTRICITY CONTRACTOR	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER
3	NYANZA	JULIANA MWOLA	NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER
4	WESTERN	MELDRINE ORESHA	NURSE	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER
5	MT. KENYA	VIRGINIAH WANJIRU	-	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER
6	COAST	MARTIN SAUNI	HORTICULTURE FARMER	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER
7	NAIROBI	CHARITY WANJIRU	-	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER
8	NORTH EASTERN	RAHA HUSSEIN	APPAREL SHOP	TRACTOR + PLOUGH + TRAILER

MERCHANT WINNERS
No.	REGION	NAME	BUSINESS	PRIZE
1	MT. KENYA	GACHARI KAMWETI	KHANWOOD INDUSTRIES 1	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK
2	WESTERN	MARY NYIKULI	MANYISU INVESTMENTS	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK
3	NYANZA	GEORGE BRONSON	GEORGE MORARA	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK
4	RIFT VALLEY	ELIJAH MUGAMBI	EATING HOUSE	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK
5	EASTERN	PATRISIO RUKUNGA	(BANK AGGREGATED)*	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK
6	NORTH EASTERN	MAHDI MUKTAR	QUALITY ENERGY SERVICES STATION LIMITED	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK
7	NAIROBI	ABIGAAL MUGURE	ABBYS HOUSE OF CAKE 4	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK
8	COAST	MOHSEN MOHAMED	BAFAGIH BAKERIES	FUSO FI 12.8TON TRUCK

3 BEDROOM APARTMENT WINNERS

CUSTOMER WINNERS
NO.	REGION	CUSTOMER NAME	PRIZE	OCCUPATION
1	BOMET	REUBEN KEITANY	APARTMENT	POLICE OFFICER
2	NAROMORU	SAMUEL GATHIRU	APARTMENT	QUARRY WORKER
3	BURNT FOREST	JOSEPH KIPKURUI	APARTMENT	SECURITY GUARD
4	COAST	SALMA MOHAMMED	APARTMENT	HOTELIER
5	BONDO	EDWARD OLUOCH	APARTMENT	TEACHER
6	GARISSA	JOSHUA MUTHUI	APARTMENT	FARM