Last big cheque: State to earn Sh11.2b Safaricom dividend as share sale nears

The cash-strapped National Treasury is poised to receive a roughly Sh11.92 billion payout after Safaricom declared a record interim dividend, providing a timely cash infusion ahead of the state’s sale of a major stake in the company to South Africa’s Vodacom Group.

 Safaricom said in a regulatory notice that its board had approved an interim dividend of Sh0.85 per share for the year ending March 2026. 

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} else {
teaserEl.innerHTML = “”;
}

activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;

} else if (now >= saleStart && now <= saleEnd) {
paywallEl.style.display = “none”;

var diffToEnd = saleEnd – now;
var totalSeconds = Math.floor(diffToEnd / 1000);
var days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (24 * 3600));
var hours = Math.floor((totalSeconds % (24 * 3600)) / 3600);
var minutes = Math.floor((totalSeconds % 3600) / 60);
var seconds = totalSeconds % 60;

activeEl.innerHTML = `

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${days}Days
${String(hours).padStart(2,’0′)}Hours
${String(minutes).padStart(2,’0′)}Minutes
${String(seconds).padStart(2,’0′)}Seconds

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`;
} else {
teaserEl.innerHTML = “”;
activeEl.innerHTML = “”;
paywallEl.style.display = “block”;
}
}

function formatTime(ms) {
let totalSeconds = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
const days = Math.floor(totalSeconds / (3600 * 24));
totalSeconds %= 3600 * 24;
const hours = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 3600);
totalSeconds %= 3600;
const minutes = Math.floor(totalSeconds / 60);
const seconds = totalSeconds % 60;
return `${days}d ${hours}h ${minutes}m ${seconds}s`;
}

updateFlashSale();
setInterval(updateFlashSale, 1000);

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The cash-strapped National Treasury is poised to receive a roughly Sh11.92 billion payout after Safaricom declared a record interim dividend, providing a timely cash infusion ahead of the state’s sale of a major stake in the company to South Africa’s Vodacom Group.

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