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Kalonzo challenges Safaricom Stake sale in court
Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has moved to court to block the government planned sale of its 15% stake in Safaricom PLC to South Africa…
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Safaricom issues public apology after My OneApp failures
Kenya Safaricom has issued a public apology to customers following widespread complaints about its newly launched My OneApp, acknowledging that the rollout failed to meet…
News
Safaricom ranked Kenya’s best network with 89.72% score
Safaricom has been ranked Kenya’s top-performing mobile network operator after scoring 89.72% in the latest quality of service assessment by the Communications Authority of Kenya…
Business
MPs approve 15% Safaricom KSh240B stake sale to Vodacom
Kenya National Assembly has approved the partial sale of government shares in Safaricom, paving the way for a transaction expected to raise about KSh240 billion…
Business
M-Pesa users in Ethiopia surge 258% to 5.2 million
The number of active M-Pesa users in Ethiopia rose to 5.2 million, marking a 258.5% increase year-on-year in the quarter ending December 2025, boosting Safaricom…
Magazine
Top 10 most influential Kenyan business leaders in 2025
Kenya’s private sector proved resilient in 2025, navigating global economic pressures, persistent inflation and shifting regional markets. Executives in finance, telecommunications, insurance, tourism and manufacturing…
Business
Safaricom secures Sh18 billion loan for Ethiopia growth
Safaricom has obtained a $138 million (18 billion Kenyan shillings) loan from South Africa’s Standard Bank to accelerate its fast-growing operations in Ethiopia, the company…
Business
Safaricom secures Sh20 billion from heavily oversubscribed bond
Kenya’s leading telecom giant Safaricom has raised 20 billion shillings ($155 million) from the first tranche of its corporate green bond after the issue was…
Tech
Kenya’s 5G subscribers surge to 1.5 million
Kenya’s active 5G subscribers surged nearly 20% in the three months to September, reaching 1.5 million, as the country’s two main mobile operators stepped up…
Business
Kenya to use 15% Safaricom stake sale to fund infrastructure
Kenya’s government has sold a 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom Group for KSh244.5 billion, with Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi confirming that the entire…