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Kenyan gov adds infra to Safaricom separation talks — report

2025-08-20T18:19:00

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Source: Unsplash / Pavlo Semeniuk

Government reportedly mulling a potential split of Safaricom into three separate businesses, including a dedicated infrastructure unit.

This article includes:

  • Organisations: 9mobile; Airtel; Airtel Kenya; Airtel Money; American Tower; Central Bank of Kenya (CBK); IHS Towers; Kenyan government; M-PESA; MTN; Paradigm Tower Ventures; Safaricom; Treasury; Vodacom; Vodafone.
  • Geographies: Africa; Ethiopia; Kenya.
  • People: John Mbadi.
  • Themes: Artificial intelligence (AI); Data centres; Divestments; Fibre (FTTP); Financial services; Fintech; Investment; Mobile money services; Money transfers; Revenue; State-owned assets; Tax disputes; Towers; Wireless infra.

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