New Way of Buying Airtel Airtime from Mpesa in 2025

If I may quote directly, ever since I wrote that article about Safaricom shares on LinkedIn, many people have been asking me numerous questions about Safaricom: And the most frequent and popular of all is: "How can we buy Airtel airtime from Mpesa?" Mpesa, of course, is the mobile money service offered by Safaricom—everyone knows that!

Well, I have the answer. In fact, I am going to show you the quickest and easiest way to buy not only Airtel airtime from Safaricom’s Mpesa but also how to purchase airtime for Telkom, Faiba, Equitel, and other networks, all for FREE.

How to Buy Airtel and Other Networks' Airtime from M-Pesa in Kenya

The newest way of purchasing Airtel airtime in Kenya is through WhatsApp. WhatsApp is one of the most widely used texting platforms on Earth, so it's highly convenient.

This newly introduced method of buying airtime via WhatsApp is set to replace the use of Mpesa paybill number 959959 or USSD code *384*3#, making it the most affordable and seamless way to load credit on your phone.

To get started:

1. Visit the Buy Airtime WhatsApp platform using this link: https://wa.me/254777149392?text=Hi

2. Send "Hi" on WhatsApp to the number +254777149392 (You can add as contact for future use)

3. A menu to buy airtime for any network with zero transaction charges will appear. Enter your Airtel number or any other phone number

4. Enter the amount of airtime you wish to purchase

5. Proceed to pay via Mpesa.

Your airtime will be loaded to your account by InstaLipa instantly. Please note that it is secure to buy airtime this way, and the minimum amount you can purchase is Ksh5.

One of its first users commented:

"When I first used InstaLipa WhatsApp for Airtime to buy Airtel credit from M-Pesa, I was surprised I didn’t need a contract to use the platform. Everything was available right on the app when I signed up."