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Safaricom

Kenyan mobile network operator

safaricom.co.ke

Headquarters: Nairobi, Kenya
Founded year: 1997
Company type: Public company
Number of employees: 5,000–20,000

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Latest news about Safaricom

In short: Safaricom achieved a record KES 100 billion net profit for FY26 while securing a 25-year license renewal and expanding its fiber-to-the-room services.

Company announcements

June 11 Safaricom

Safaricom has changed its approach to fibre

It reduced installation costs by 50%, doubled speeds, and launched WiFi Bamba for underserved areas.

May 27 Safaricom

Safaricom's latest results highlight purpose-driven connectivity and M-PESA growth

Over 17 billion free M-PESA transactions in the year, losses in Ethiopia narrowing, and higher dividends for shareholders.

May 26 Safaricom

Safaricom CEO says bet on Ethiopia has paid off

Reforms and customer growth boost confidence; Ethiopia unit nears breakeven.

May 19 Safaricom

Safaricom posts KSh99.7 billion profit

CEO Peter Ndegwa highlights the company's scale and impact, including Chapa Dimba and Citizens of the Future initiatives.

Media coverage

June 15 The Standard

Safaricom ordered to pay innovator Sh1.4b over Mpesa Go copyright dispute

The High Court has ordered Safaricom to pay Sh1.4 billion in damages to an innovator for infringing copyright in the ...

June 13 Kenya Today

How Benedict Kabugi Allegedly Turned Kenya's Biggest Data Breach Into a Multi-Million-Shilling Extortion Battle

What began as an alleged insider theft of customer information at Safaricom has evolved into one of the most consequential data privacy scandals in Kenya's...

June 12 The Africa Report

Price war vs ecosystem depth: Can Airtel dent M-Pesa's dominance?

With the government reluctant to break up Safaricom's monopoly, Airtel Money is bypassing regulators to challenge M-Pesa directly through aggressive price wars and rapid agent...

June 9 Business Daily

Vodacom, Kenya deal on Safaricom CEO revealed

Vodafone Group, which owns 65 percent of Vodacom, has committed to influence the pick of a chair who will be Kenyan.

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