Safaricom to suspend some services on Sunday. According to the company, it is because of system maintenance that is scheduled for March 22.
“All calls, SMS services, M-Pesa, internet and data shall remain available for the duration of the maintenance,” the statement from Safaricom reads.
Services that will be unavailable from Sunday 2 am to 8 am include;
- All airtime top-ups (including M-Pesa)
- All product purchases including the purchase of data, voice and SMS bundles
- All Bonga point services including redemption of Bonga points post-paid payments
- All balance transfers
- All airtime, data bundles and SMS balance enquiries
“We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your patience,” Safaricom said.
M-Pesa users will for the next three months send amounts below Ksh.1,000 for free as stated earlier.