Ctrl+Shift Join Ctrl+Shift

New Safaricom's youth movement

Connect, grow and shift how we work.

Ctrl+Shift brings together Safaricom's Gen Z and young millennial colleagues to amplify youth voice, grow future-ready leaders and change our culture for the better.

Join the movement

Open to 1,928 young colleagues across 11 clusters

Already delivered

International Youth Week, in numbers

Three days in August, 11 to 13 Aug 2026, and the official launch of Ctrl+Shift.

1,928Gen Z and young millennial colleaguesEligible to join, FY27

About

How we create impact

On a keyboard, Ctrl+Shift changes how things work. Here, it means young talent taking control of their growth and shifting how we work.

Connect

We connect young talent to each other, to leaders and to opportunities across the business.

Grow

Mentorship, exposure and career mobility that help young colleagues learn and move forward.

Shift

Young colleagues influencing positive change and helping shape the future of Safaricom.

  • Inclusive. Every young colleague has a voice and a place to belong.
  • Collaborative. We connect people, ideas and opportunities.
  • Bold. We think differently and embrace change.
  • Authentic. Come as you are, rise as you are.
  • Impact-oriented. Outcomes, not activities.

Where we show up

Our 4C impact model

Connect. Grow. Shift. For colleagues, for customers, for the company and for the community.

Colleague

The best culture change starts from the inside.

  • Gen Z experiences: rotations, learning sprints
  • HR–Gen Z dialogue
  • Mentorship circles
  • Telling our stories

Customer

We know what Gen Z customers want. We are them.

  • Always-on Gen Z feedback to product teams
  • Customer visits
  • Monthly Gen Z trend reports
  • Innovation challenges

Company

Championing G4G. Pushing innovation.

  • Every young colleague a G4G ambassador
  • Gen Z Innovation Lab
  • Quarterly Gen Z Business Review
  • Career pathways

Community

Mentoring the next generation. Shaping a better Kenya.

  • Citizens of the Future: school mentoring
  • Industry visits
  • Community impact projects

What's on

The next wave is already booked

Confirmed, in motion, and dated. Join to get the invites first.

    The council

    Meet the Ctrl+Shift Council

    Council members come from every cluster. Find yours and say hi at the next hangout.

      Newsletter · Edition 01

      One email a month, straight from the council

      What we did, what's next, and who's shifting things. Tick the newsletter box when you join.

      Read edition 01 Get it monthly

      Join

      Join Ctrl+Shift

      Open to every Safaricom colleague aged 35 or under, and to our Gen Z interns. It takes 30 seconds.

      • First invites to hangouts, the hackathon and C-suite sessions
      • Mentorship circles and cross-cluster connections
      • A direct line into how Safaricom builds for Gen Z
      Areas you're interested in (optional)

      Speak up

      Tell us what needs to shift

      Ideas, pain points, a product that frustrates you, a question for leadership. The council reads every message and takes the patterns to HR, product teams and leadership.

      Anonymous by default

      No name or email is sent unless you choose to add them.

      Where it goes

      The Ctrl+Shift secretariat, then the pillar lead for the area you pick.

      What is it?

      0/2000

      Anonymous means no name or email is sent with your message.

      FAQ

      Questions, answered

      Every Safaricom colleague aged 35 or under, and our Gen Z interns. Colleagues who are young at heart can join as allies.