How to Buy Airtime with Lipa Na Mpesa across networks

From buying Sukuma wiki at the local grocery to topping up credit across network providers, Lipa na Mpesa stands out as the most convenient mobile payment tool that is sure to get you out of a bind. Use the following steps to top up airtime in your Airtel and Telkom lines.

Airtel

1. From the M-pesa menu, choose the “lipa na M-pesa” option from the menu.
2. Select pay bill.
3. Select the “enter business number.”
4. Type 220220 or 439999, then press “ok.”
5. Next, select “enter account number.” The account number is your airtel phone number.
6. Enter the amount of credit you would wish to purchase. The amount should not be less than Ksh 5.
7. Enter your M-pesa pin, then press “ok.”
8. You will be prompted with a pop-up message asking whether you would want to make payment to pesapal account no. 07XX-XXX
9. Press “cancel” to remove the pop-up and acknowledge the payment. If the details do not match or you would like to stop the transaction altogether, type any number in the pop-up message, then press “ok,” and the transaction will be stopped.
10. You will receive a confirmation message if the payment was successful. If not, you will receive a confirmation message from M-pesa acknowledging the cancellation.

Telkom

Option 1

1. From the M-pesa menu, choose the “lipa na M-pesa” option from the menu.
2. Select pay bill.
3. Select the “enter business number.”
4. Type 770770, then press “ok.”
5. Next, select “enter account number.” The account number is your Telkom phone number.
6. Enter the amount of credit you would wish to purchase. The amount should not be less than Ksh 5.
7. Enter your M-pesa pin, then press “ok.”
8. You will be prompted with a pop-up message asking whether you would want to make payment to eazzypay account no. 07XX-XXX
9. Press “cancel” to remove the pop-up and acknowledge the payment. If the details do not match or you would like to stop the transaction altogether, type any number in the pop-up message, then press “ok,” and the transaction will be stopped.
10. You will receive a confirmation message if the payment was successful. If not, you will receive a confirmation message from M-pesa acknowledging the cancellation.

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Option 2

1. From the M-pesa menu, choose the “lipa na M-pesa” option from the menu.
2. Select pay bill.
3. Select the “enter business number.”
4. Type 777711, then press “ok.”
5. Next, select “enter account number.” The account number is your airtel phone number.
6. Enter the amount of credit you would wish to purchase. The amount should not be less than Ksh 5.
7. Enter your M-pesa pin, then press “ok.”
8. You will be prompted with a pop-up message asking whether you would want to make payment to Telkom account no. 07XX-XXX
9. Press “cancel” to remove the pop-up and acknowledge the payment. If the details do not match or you would like to stop the transaction altogether, type any number in the top-up message, then press “ok,” and the transaction will be stopped.
10. You will receive a confirmation message if the payment was successful. If not, you will receive a confirmation message from M-pesa acknowledging the cancellation.