How can I get
electricity tokens through the Safaricom Okoa
Stima Program?.
Here is an easy way to
get KPLC
electricity tokens through Okoa Stima and pay for the token
electricity bill later.
KPLC and Safaricom
have made it easy for Kenyans to acquire an electricity token, especially during
emergencies or when they do not have money to pay for KPLC Electricity.
What this means is
that all KPLC customers can enjoy services such as, if they do not have money
to pay for their electricity bills yet, and they get their electricity cut off,
they can simply apply and get back KPLC electricity (Stima) without paying for
it at the moment.
The Safaricom Okoa
Stima program simply offers postpaid electricity program.
All you have to do to
join the Okoa Stima program by safaricom is to simply register using your
mobile phone by dialing *885#.
The Okoa stima limit
is from KSh.100 to Ksh.1000 of electricity bill. This limit will highly depend
on your mobile credit history.
With that said, here
is how to register and join the Okoa Stima Program in Kenya today, step by step
guide, and be able to Kopa Stima.
How To Register for
Safaricom Okoa Stima Program:
To join the Okoa Stima
Service, simply;
·
Dial *885#
using your Safaricom Line
·
Enter your
National ID Number
·
You will
be required to set your new Secret PIN
·
You will
receive a confirmation SMS to the number you provided
·
Select
continue to register your meter or account, then click on Register New
·
Depending
on your KPLC meter, choose whether it’s a Prepaid Meter or Postpaid Meter
·
Congratulations!
You have now successfully registered and joined the Okoa Stima Service by
Safaricom.
Now you are eligible
for a free electricity that you will repay when you have money.
Below is how to
request for Okoa Stima Service after registering your meter or account.
Follow the easy steps
provided below to get Okoa Stima on your meter and pay later when you have
enough money to repay.
How To Okoa Stima:
·
Dial *885#
from your Safaricom Line
·
Enter your
Service PIN (Secret PIN)
·
Select
your account type to continue. (Pre-Paid or Post Paid)
·
Select the
Okoa Stima option
·
Select Get
Okoa Loan
·
Select the
meter number you want to receive the Okoa Stima Loan for
·
Enter the
loan Amount
·
Confirm
your request and you are all done, you have successfully Kopa Stima.
The token or meter
selected will receive KPLC Electricity in a few minutes.
Below is how to pay
back your Okoa Stima Loan once you have already used the electricity and you
can now afford to repay your loan.
How To Repay your
Okoa Stima Loan for Pre-pay:
·
Dial *885#
on your Safaricom Line
·
Enter your
PIN or Secret PIN
·
Select
prepaid
·
Select
Okoa Stima
·
Choose the
Reply Okoa Stima option
·
You will
be asked to choose either full payment or half (partial payment) payment,
depending on your Okoa Stima loan
The amount will be
automatically deducted from your MPESA account but if you chose partial
payment, you will receive an SMS with your balance and decide the amount of
money your want to repay.
How To Repay your
Okoa Stima Loan for Postpaid:
·
Dial *885#
on your safaricom line
·
Enter your
PIN
·
Select the
Post Paid option
·
Select the
account and the bill will be displayed on your screen and you can make your
payments.
How to Pay KPLC
Prepaid Token via M-pesa:
To buy KPLC token in
Kenya via M-pesa.
Kenya Power (KPLC)
Prepaid M-PESA Paybill Number is – 888880
Open MPESA Menu
Select
“Lipa na M-PESA“ on the menu
Select the “Pay Bill“
option
Select the “Enter
Business no“ option
Enter the KPLC PayBill
Number – 888880
Select the “Enter
Account no“ option
Enter your KPLC
Prepaid Meter Number and press OK
Enter the Amount you
want to pay KPLC. This should be on a maximum of Ksh. 35,000
Enter your M-PESA
PIN press OK
Confirm if all
the details you provided are correct and press OK
Use the Hakikisha
pop-up to ensure everything is correct before proceeding.
You will receive
a confirmation SMS from Safaricom M-PESA shortly.
In a couple of
minutes, KPLC will generate a prepaid token valid for your meter and send
it to you via SMS.
Success!