Safaricom first Kenyan firm to cross Sh100bn profit mark

 Safaricom PLC headquarters in Westlands, Nairobi.

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A smaller loss in Ethiopia and M-Pesa’s double-digit growth helped Safaricom report a 36.9 percent jump in profits, making the Kenyan unit the first to cross the Sh100 billion mark in earnings.

The telecoms operator's net profit grew to Sh95.6 billion from Sh69.79billion the previous year, allowing it to increase its total dividend payout to Sh80 billion.

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