Sambaza is a service by Safaricom that allows you to share your airtime with fellow on-net friends. Both prepay and postpay subscribers can use the service to send airtime to other on-net users. This free of charge service allows you to send credit from as low as Ksh 5 to Ksh 10,000 to other subscribers at any time. Sharing airtime with your airtime-strapped friend comes in handy in certain situations.
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1. SMS
Here are the steps for sharing your airtime via SMS.
- Open a new SMS message
- As a message, type the amount of airtime you want to sambaza followed by hash (#), and then follow this with the mobile number you wish to sambaza to, e.g. 20#0722000000
- Send the text message to 140
- Wait for a confirmation message from Safaricom
2. USSD
Here are the steps for sharing your airtime via USSD.
a. Method 1
- Dial *140*amount of airtime you would like to sambaza*mobile number you want to top-up#, e.g. *140*20*0722000000#
- Press the CALL/OK button
- You will receiving a message to confirm that the airtime has been sent
b. Method 2
- Dial *456#
- Select ‘Sambaza’ from the options presented
- Select ‘Sambaza Airtime’
- Enter the recipient’s phone number
- Enter the amount of airtime to sambaza
- Wait for a confirmation message from Safaricom
3. SIM Toolkit
Here are the steps for sharing your airtime via SIM Toolkit.
- Go to SIM Toolkit > Safaricom+ > My Account > Sambaza
- Choose ‘Prepay’ or ‘Postpay’
- Enter amount to transfer
- Search SIM contacts or enter mobile number
- Tap on ‘Send’
4. MySafaricom app
Here are the steps for sharing your airtime via MySafaricom app.
- Open MySafaricom app
- If you don’t have the app, download it from Play Store or App Store
- Once you have downloaded it, open the app and enter your phone number to generate a One Time Password (OTP) that will be sent as an SMS and you will use to log into the app
- Tap ‘Account’
- Select ‘Sambaza’
- Choose ‘Sambaza Airtime’
- Enter the recipient’s mobile number and the amount you want to transfer
- Tap ‘Continue’
