safaricom launches kipokezi

Safaricom has launched an eTXT (e text) service to improve its earning per customer. It’s the latest offering after mxit.

From the forget me blog:

“Low cost email and chat including MSN, Yahoo and Gtalk
Kipokezi enables Safaricom to place low-cost email and chat within the reach of millions of Kenyans but especially serves the technically-literate youth of Kenya, who are already very familiar with email and chat. Kipokezi is particularly attractive to young “early adopters” because it gives them a considerably cheaper and more convenient way of accessing email and chat compared to a standard Internet connection and without the need for data plans or handset upgrades.

What’s more, the service incorporates popular chat services such as MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Windows Live and Gtalk so that users can send and receive messages and invitations globally.”