Delays in closing Safaricom sale deal gifts State Sh16bn

 Safaricom PLC headquarters in Westlands, Nairobi.

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Delays in the sale of the government’s 15 percent stake in Safaricom to South Africa’s Vodacom in the wake of a suit are on course to gift the Treasury Sh16.1 billion in dividends.

The government, through the Treasury, is expected to maintain its stake in the telecoms operator at 35 percent or 14 billion shares as a court process drags out the stake’s sale process.

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