How To Recharge OR Load Airtel Kenya Airtime (Step By Step Guide)

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Do you find it difficult in recharging or loading your Airtel Kenya Airtime? If yes, then this informative article is for you. You will be given detailed information on how to recharge or load Airtel Kenya Airtime Successfully.

Airtel Kenya is the second-largest mobile communication services operator in Kenya, with more than 11 million subscribers. The company provides voice, mobile data, fixed data, and roaming services. If you are new on the platform, one of the biggest challenges that you can face is trying to load airtime.

How To Load Airtel Airtime

Have you depleted your airtime? Then you need to recharge the Airtel line so that you can continue enjoying the services provided by the network. The following is a list of options that you have when it comes to loading airtime on the Airtel network.

How To Load Airtel Airtime Scratch Card Kenya

Purchasing an Airtel scratch card from a shop or outlet is the most straightforward method to top up Airtel airtime. After buying the scratch card, follow this procedure to load Airtel airtime.

  • Gently scratch the card to reveal the 16 digit code
  • On your phone dial *130* then enter the 16 digit code and press #
  • Press the call button on your phone
  • You will receive a confirmation SMS on your phone that the airtime has been loaded.

How To Purchase Airtel Airtime From Safaricom M-Pesa

Purchasing your Airtel airtime via M-Pesa is the most convenient option because you can access the service at any time. To load your Airtel airtime using M-Pesa, there are two options.

Option 1
  • Go to M-Pesa menu on your phone
  • Select the Paybill option
  • You will be prompted to enter the business number. In this case, you should enter 220220
  • Enter the account number, which is your Airtel number
  • Enter the amount of money that you wish to spend on the purchase of the airtime
  • Enter your M-Pesa pin then click on send
  • After completing these steps, you will receive a confirmation SMS on your Airtel line telling you that the airtime has been loaded.
Option 2
  • On your Airtel line, Dial *369*Amount#
  • Then enter the M-Pesa number that you wish to buy Airtel airtime from
  • You will receive a prompt that your request to buy Airtel airtime has been successfully received
  • Authorize the payment by entering your M-Pesa pin
  • You will receive an SMS that the recharge was successful. The message will also show the balance and the expiry date of the airtime.

Sambaza Airtel Airtime

Did you know that you can sambaza Airtel credit to your friend or family member? There are two options that you can use to transfer airtime from your Airtel line to another number.

Option 1
  • Go to the messages menu on your phone
  • Compose a new message
  • In the message body, type 2u, followed by the number that you wish to transfer airtime to, then enter the amount and the password. For example, if you want to send 100 to 0733xxxxxx, the message should look like this 2u 0733xxxxxx 100 0000
  • It is important to note that the default password for Sambaza airtime is 0000. However, it is advisable that you should change the password to any 4-digit number that can easily be remembered.
  • After composing the message, send it to 5050
  • You will receive a confirmation SMS that the airtime has been transferred to the number.
Option 2
  • Go to the Sim Toolkit on your phone
  • Select the Me2u option
  • Select the send airtime option
  • Key in the amount of airtime that you wish to transfer to another line (The minimum amount is 10, and the maximum amount is 1000)
  • Enter the password then press OK
  • You will receive a confirmation SMS that the airtime has been transferred to the desired party

Note: The Me2U service attracts a transaction fee of 3% on every sum that is transferred. The fee is usually deducted from the account of the sender and applies to the prepaid subscribers only.

How To Check Your Airtel Airtime Balance

Once you have topped up your Airtel line, you need to know how to check the airtime balance so that you can know when to recharge. To check the airtime balance, you can either dial *133# or *131# and press the call button.

Alternatively, you can dial *100# to access the main account menu from where you will select option 3, which is “manage my account.” Select option 1 “Number and balance.” You will receive a notification that the balance check request is being processed. A text message will be sent to your phone with the balance details.

Airtel Kopa Credo

Have you been disconnected due to a low airtime balance, and you do not have the cash to top up your Airtel line? There is no need to panic because Kopa credo will sort you out. This option gives the prepaid subscribers the freedom to ask for an advance on airtime.

All that you need to do is dial *310# on your phone to request for airtime advance, which you can use to make calls and SMS. Any subscriber with a minimum recharge of Kshs 10 qualifies for the service. When applying for this service, it is important to note that Airtel will deduct a 10% fee on the amount requested by the subscriber.

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