Safaricom sends home 33 employees as fraud war escalates

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City residents queue outside a Safaricom shop along Kimathi Street, Nairobi on April 7, 2022. PHOTO | LUCY WANJIRU | NMG

Safaricom fired 33 employees in the year ended March 2023 for fraud-related offences, marking a 37.5 percent jump from the 24 dismissed the year before.

The revelation is contained in the telco’s annual report which notes that incidents and sophistication of fraudsters had grown.

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