Safaricom executives get Sh390 million free shares

Safaricom Plc CEO Peter Ndegwa during the release of its 10th sustainable business report on September 29, 2021. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Senior Safaricom managers were awarded 15.28 million shares with a current market value of Sh390 million for free in the year ended March as compensation for past performance.

The employees had cashed out 17.8 million units of stock the year before, with the company’s cumulative spending on the share-based compensation scheme standing at more than Sh4 billion.

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