Safaricom has now made it easier to send cash conveniently to three East African countries.
Send Money to Uganda and Rwanda via Mpesa
- Simply dial *840# from your Safaricom line and follow the prompts.
Send Money to Tanzania via Mpesa
- Go to “Lipa na Mpesa” in your Mpesa menu.
- Select Paybill.
- Enter the Paybill number 255255.
- For account number, enter the recipients Tanzanian mobile number in the format “2557XXXXXXXX”
- Enter the amount to send.
- Enter your PIN and send.
Tips and Warnings
- The recipient will receive money in the local currency i.e. Rwandan Francs in Rwanda, Ugandan shillings in Uganda and Tanzanian shillings in Tanzania.
- You will be notified of how much the recipient will receive via a pop message. Exchange rates are revised daily at midnight.
- There are no charges levied by MTN in Rwanda and Uganda to recieve money. The case is the same for Vodacom Uganda.
- The charges to send money are as follows:
| Transaction Bands | Total (Ksh) | |
| Min (Ksh) | Max (Ksh) | Sender charges |
| 100 | 999 | 22 |
| 1,000 | 2,499 | 33 |
| 2,500 | 4,999 | 55 |
| 5,000 | 9,999 | 83 |
| 10,000 | 34,999 | 110 |
| 35,000 | 49,999 | 198 |
| 50,000 | 70,000 | 220 |
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