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Text every customer for KES 0.60 a message.

Mtumwa is a self-service bulk SMS platform. Add your contacts, write your message and send it from your browser.

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Characters
0
SMS per recipient
0
Total SMS
0
Estimated cost
KES 0

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One SMS holds 160 characters. Most reminders fit.

Here are four messages a business might send. The character count is worked out live from the text.

  • Dear member, your loan instalment of KES 4,500 is due on Friday. Pay via Paybill 123456, account: your ID number. Thank you.

    Loan reminder

  • Term 1 opens on Monday 5th Jan. Fees balance: KES 12,300. Pay via Paybill 400200, account: admission number.

    School fees

  • New stock in! Scrubs from KES 1,200. Reply with your size and location and we will deliver.

    Stock update

  • Reminder: your clinic appointment is tomorrow at 9:00am. Reply YES to confirm or call us to reschedule.

    Appointment

Pricing you can work out in your head.

Every SMS costs from KES 0.60. Multiply by the number of messages you send and you have your bill.

A message longer than 160 characters is sent as more than one SMS. Emoji and special characters lower the limit to 70.

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Cost of sending single SMS messages at KES 0.60 each
Messages sentCost
1,000KES 600
5,000KES 3,000
10,000KES 6,000
50,000KES 30,000
100,000KES 60,000

From open tab to delivered in three steps.

  1. Open Mtumwa

    Go to sms.mtumwa.com and get started. There is nothing to install.

  2. Add contacts and write

    Paste your numbers or upload a list, then write your message.

  3. Send and check delivery

    Send to everyone at once, then see which messages arrived.

Your first message is a few minutes away.

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