Safaricom axes 28 staff in fraud war

Safaricom headquarters on Nairobi’s Waiyaki Way. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA

Safaricom fired 28 employees in the year ended March 2021 for fraud-related offences, a jump from 16 dismissals the year before.

The telco’s latest sustainability report released Wednesday indicated it conducted 36 investigations into alleged fraud, dismissed the 28 and warned 19 employees.

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