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Buy a token with M-Pesa

Pay by Paybill with your meter number as the account. The token arrives by SMS in seconds.

You can buy a token any time, day or night. You only need your meter number: it's printed on the front of the meter and on the keypad (CIU) sticker.

Pay by Paybill

  1. Open M-Pesa and choose Lipa na M-Pesa, then Pay Bill.
  2. Business number: 000000.
  3. Account number: your meter number, with no spaces (for example 04123456789).
  4. Enter the amount in KES and your M-Pesa PIN, then confirm.

You get two SMS messages: the M-Pesa confirmation, then a message from Primo with your 20-digit token and the units bought.

Typed the wrong account number? Don't worry, the money is not lost. We match it to your meter or refund it. Send us the M-Pesa message through support.

How many units will I get?

Units = amount ÷ the price per unit set for your meter. The SMS shows the exact units. If the amount is too small for one unit, we refund it.

Next step

Enter the token on your meter.

Water & electricity

Enter a token on your meter

Type the 20 digits on the keypad and press Enter. The meter shows Accept and adds the units.

Read the guide
Water & electricity

My token was rejected

Reject, Used or Old on the screen: the usual causes and how to fix each one.

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Water & electricity

I lost or deleted my token SMS

Every token is saved. We can resend it to you by SMS.

Read the guide

Still stuck?

Send us the details and we'll sort it out.

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