Sigh of relief for Safaricom investors as stock price jumps from panic lows

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A Pedestrian walking past Safaricom Shop along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi on May 7, 2023. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

Safaricom’s share price has gained by nearly one third since hitting multi-year lows driven by a major sell-off by foreign investors.

The stock had taken a hit from the company’s performance with the telecommunications operator having posted a third consecutive year of declining profits from contracting voice revenues and new capital spending in Ethiopia.

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