Safaricom boss Michael Joseph during the unveiling ceremony. (Courtesy) Kenya’s biggest telco Safaricom has changed the logo of one of its several brands, the M-Pesa.

Safaricom posted a 13 per cent rise in its core earnings for the full year to end-March to Sh89.6 billion, driven by growth in M-Pesa.

At the same time, it directed Kenyans using the apps to use the USSD Code *334# or the Sim Tool Kit. “Dear Customer, M-Pesa and My Safaricom apps are unavailable.