33 year old father of three becomes the latest winner in the promotion that has seen the telco reward thousands of customers
Nairobi, Kenya – Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) has awarded the sixth winner of an apartment worth KES 7.8 million in the ongoing Maisha Ni M-PESA Tu Promotion.
Joseph Kung’u Wanjiku from Riruta, Dagoretti becomes the new homeowner of an apartment located in Nairobi’s Kahawa West estate. The 33-year-old is a clearing & forwarding agent and a small-scale farmer in Gatundu.
Kung’u is a father of three girls and also takes care of an orphaned girl, who is currently pursuing higher education at Kiriri Women’s University of Science and Technology.
He uses M-PESA to pay for his bills for both business purposes and personal use. This includes paying for KRA customs services, drivers’ services at the port, family upkeep and school fees for his children.
He re-counts that he was watching a motivational video when the call came through.
“I remember on the day I received a call that I had won a house, I was at home about to warm some porridge, watching some motivational video. At first, I thought the call was about my phone bill that was due. When I rechecked the number, I became nervous since it was the official Safaricom number. The news got me so thrilled that I literary jumped with joy. I never believed in promotions but now I can tell everyone that it is real and they should keep trying,” said Kung’u.
