Cabinet holds the key to State’s sale of extra Safaricom stake

National Treasury and Economic Planning Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi.

Photo credit: Bonface Bogita | Nation Media Group

The Treasury has disclosed that its plan to sell a mega stake in telecoms operator Safaricom now rests with the Cabinet.

The Exchequer announced plans to reduce its 34.9 percent stake in the largest listed firm on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) in the current fiscal year, aiming to mobilise part of the Sh149 billion expected from the privatisation of State-owned enterprises.

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