“Angukia Milioni na Zain” Answered with “Masonko na Safaricom”

Posted In Applications, Technology - By Tech Mtaa On Monday, September 27th, 2010 With 2 Comments

Daggers are drawn and even though Safaricom said tehy wont engage in price wars, all indications are that they are really not taking the challenges lying down. I think that for the first time, Safaricom is really scared of the competition. You should have seen that on Friday when the following two promotions were launched by the competitors.

Zain Kenya on Friday launched a one Million shillings a week customer reward program.  Under the Angukia Milioni na Zain lottery, customers will earn points for using their Zain lines and be entered into a weekly draw in which they stand to win cash and other lucrative prizes. Safaricom immeditely followed with a 150Million Shillings promotion dubbed Masonko na Safaricom where you will get to win 1 Million everyday.

Zain Kenya say through the “Angukia Milioni na Zain“  reward program, 13 lucky customers will each pocket one million shillings between October and December this year. Customers will earn points for incoming and outgoing calls, incoming and outgoing sms, topping up their lines with any denominations, Internet access and also subscribing to Club 20, Ziki, Kopa Credo, Me2U and please Call me services.

“Points earned will be entered into the lottery immediately. The more the points a customer accumulates, the more the chances of winning,” he said.  The points earned by customers will be accumulated daily and then entered into a weekly draw.  After the draw, customers will begin earning points afresh for the subsequent week’s draw.  Said Mr. Meza: “The reward applies automatically to all our customers on prepaid and post paid tariff plans. No subscription is required.”

Through Masonko na Safaricom, both Safaricom PrePay and PostPay customers have a chance to win a weekly prize of Sh5 million and a daily prize of Sh1 million. Masonko na Safaricom runs for 10 weeks between September 26 to December 2 and will also include consolation prizes worth Sh5 million.

The activation will climax in a Grand Draw whose winner will walk away with a staggering Sh25 million. Safaricom PrePay customers qualify for one entry for every top-up of Sh10, meaning the more one tops up their air-time, the more their chance of winning. For Safaricom PostPay subscribers, the currency for one entry is air-time usage worth Sh10.

How to Win in the Masonko na Safaricom Promotion

1.   Safaricom PrePay subscribers are entitled to one entry for every top-up worth Sh10, while their PostPay counterparts get the same chance (one entry) on air-time usage worth Sh10.

2.   To check entries, one is required to send a blank SMS to line 1010. Such SMS will not be charged.

3.   The promotion runs for 70 days between September 26 and December 4.

4.   Winners will be contacted through mobile number 0729 333 333.

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  • Danielkmuli

    this is very interesting noting that we have been promised no price wars, at least we are seeing subscriber base growth and customer retention wars. we have already seen great savings fro consumers as air time prices go down What we need is lower internet costs, unlimited internet services as fiber optic cables are already here. I would appreciate the day internet access will be free in Kenya, what we need will be equipment and a simple monthly subscription with no conditions attached.

    Regarding the price wars, in my opinion, Safaricom had a 10 year period free of competition and they should stop crying wolf when finally somebody who is interested in doing business with Kenyans is around (Bahrti airtel).

  • Jemsota

    please Safaricom inform us who was the winner of June to August magazine quiz about football as you promised you will contact us through 0729 333 333.