Safaricom Creates 25 Millionaires as Shangwe @25 Promotion Concludes
Safaricom Creates 25 Millionaires as Shangwe @25 Promotion Concludes
Over five million customers have won prizes worth KES 250 million in the nationwide campaign.
Safaricom has unveiled the final five winners of KES 1 million in its Shangwe @25 consumer promotion, raising the total number of millionaires created to 25.
The final winners Quinter Akinyi Wanyama (Bungoma), Sheila Cherotich (Bomet), Fidel Mwendwa (Kitui), Geoffrey Mawira (Meru), and Grace Nyiva (Uthiru, Nairobi) join 20 other Kenyans whose lives have changed through the promotion.
Beyond individual wins, Safaricom extended the impact to communities. Each winner also received KES 250,000 to fund a community project of their choice, ensuring the rewards reached even more people.
Overall, more than five million customers across the country walked away with prizes valued at KES 250 million. This outcome reflects Safaricom’s commitment to sharing its success with customers as it marks 25 years of transforming lives.
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa thanked customers for participating and highlighted the campaign’s nationwide impact.
“I am delighted by the success of Shangwe @25 and the positive change it has created. We have produced 25 millionaires and rewarded over five million customers with prizes worth KES 250 million. This campaign reflects our commitment to empowering customers and supporting communities across Kenya,” said Ndegwa.
Safaricom launched the Shangwe @25 promotion in October 2025 as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. The campaign featured cash prizes, electronics, household appliances, shopping vouchers, livestock, and other rewards.
Safaricom Creates 25 Millionaires as Shangwe @25 Promotion Concludes
Winners Turn Prizes into Opportunity for Families and Communities
Grace Nyiva, a 23-year-old single mother from Uthiru, Nairobi, received her KES 1 million cheque from Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa with visible emotion. She sells sausages and smokies at a local market and also works as a cleaner to support her child.
“I cannot describe how happy I am. Life has been very difficult for me and my child. I work two jobs just to survive. Out of millions of Kenyans, Safaricom found me here in Uthiru. It is God,” she said.
Grace plans to open a cereal shop for her mother, pay school fees for her daughter, and enroll in college to study IT. For her community project, she has committed KES 250,000 to support unemployed youth with salon and car wash equipment to curb drug and alcohol abuse.
In Webuye, 38-year-old Quinter Akinyi Wanyama initially doubted the win, believing the call was a scam. A mother of five, she runs a welding workshop with her husband.
“I use M-PESA for almost all my transactions. I doubted at first, but now I believe because I am holding the cheque,” she said. Quinter plans to expand the workshop, buy new equipment, and pay school fees, including for a child in university. She has allocated KES 250,000 to Mahanga PEFA School for lockers, chairs, and a printer.
Similarly, 21-year-old Sheila Cherotich from Bomet County received her KES 1 million cheque in tears. She works as a sales agent selling M-KOPA phones at Chebunyo Centre.
With the prize, Sheila plans to buy land, build a house for her mother, start a clothing and shoe business, and support her brother’s education. She will use her community fund to install water tanks at Chebunyo Health Centre.
In Kitui County, 25-year-old mechanic Fidel Mwendwa Kavinya described the win as life-changing. Orphaned at a young age, he has worked for others for years.
“I never imagined I would receive one million shillings at this age. I will open my own workshop and secure my future,” he said. Fidel will support Timboni Tiva Children’s Home with his KES 250,000 community allocation.
Meanwhile, 52-year-old Geoffrey Mawira Muguongo from Meru County received his KES 1 million prize with joy. A single father living with a disability, he works as a cobbler, barber, and shoe seller.
Geoffrey plans to expand his workshop and buy a shoe-making machine to employ more people with disabilities. He will also support Mujwa traders by purchasing tents for hire using his community fund.
In addition to individual winners, Safaricom awarded six enterprise customers with stock worth KES 250,000 each to support business growth. Three other businesses received tuk-tuk pickups to improve logistics and operations.
