You can register for your M-PESA account for FREE at any of our authorized M-PESA agents countrywide.
To register, go to an authorized M-PESA Agent and:
Step 1: Replace your Old Safaricom SIM card
Step 2: Register as New M-Pesa Customer
Step 3: Activate Your M-Pesa AccountM-PESA PINM-PESA SECRET WORDM‐Pesa Web Browser Certificate Application ProcessAgency Head Office User Guide
Step 1: Replace your Old Safaricom SIM card
Upgrade your Safaricom SIM card if necessary at a fee of KShs. 20 (All new Safaricom SIM cards have the M-PESA menu)
You will only be required to replace your SIM card if you have an old Safaricom SIM (black or light green in color) which does not have the ‘Safaricom’ item under the menu. If you have a new generation SIM card (deep green in color), registration will be done immediately. The agent will copy your SIM card contacts to the new SIM before effecting a replacement.
Step 2: Register as New M-Pesa Customer
Register for M-PESA for FREE: You will be required to give the agent your Safaricom mobile number, your first and last name, your date of birth, and show an original identification document.
To register for M-PESA, you will be required to present one of the following original identification documents: Kenyan National ID, Passport, Military ID, Diplomatic ID or Alien ID.
You will be asked to attach a copy of your ID to your registration form* if you intend to receive more than KShs. 100,000 into your M-PESA account per calendar year (January – December).
*copies of identification documents will be forwarded to Safaricom for record keeping.
Step 3: Activate Your M-Pesa Account
M-PESA will send you and the Agent an SMS confirming that the registration has been successful. Activate your M-PESA menu on your account using the '4-digit Start Key' sent to you by M-PESA as per the following instructions: - Go to Safaricom menu and select M-PESA
- Select ‘Activate’ or ‘Wezesha’
- Enter the ‘Start Key’ (4-digit number received from M-PESA)
- Create a new PIN (a preferred 4-digit number that will be your PIN)
- Confirm the PIN by entering the 4-digit number again
- Enter your ID number (same as the one the agent entered upon registration)
- M-PESA will send a menu to your phone with a ‘SECRET WORD’, press OK on receipt.
If you do not receive a Start Key upon registration or accidentally delete your Start Key SMS: - Call line 234, or go to any Safaricom Retail Shop and request for a new Start Key.
- A new Start Key will be sent to you via SMS on your mobile number.
- Activate your M-PESA account as per instructions above.
M-PESA PIN
You require your M-PESA PIN to send or withdraw money from your account and while using the M-PESA menu on your Safaricom SIM. You must keep your PIN secret and should therefore choose a combination that is easy for you to remember, but difficult for others to guess. Do not share your M-PESA PIN with anyone, not even Safaricom staff. You can change your PIN at anytime from the M-PESA menu on your phone. You will be charged a fee of KShs. 20 each time you change your PIN. M-PESA SECRET WORD:
You will receive a ‘SCRET WORD’ when you activate your M-PESA account. All M-PESA users are required to present their ‘secret word’ to identify themselves when calling the M-PESA Customer Support (line 234). Do not share your secret word with anyone other than Safaricom Customer Support Staff. You can change your secret word to a word that is more memorable to you, by choosing ‘Secret Word’ under ‘My Account’ on the M-PESA menu, at any time – this is currently free.
M-PESA Certificate Request Procedure
Agency Head Office User Guide
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