Kenya’s leading telecommunication firm Safaricom has recorded a 1.7 per cent net profit drop to Sh67.49 billion. The loss is the second in a row after the telco posted a 6.8 per cent profit drop last year, which was it’s first in 9 years.
The telco has also seen its M-Pesa revenue cross the Sh100 billion mark for the first time.
The firm recorded Sh107.7 billion in revenue for the 2022/21 financial year, up from Sh82.6 billion last year.
Mobile money revenue now accounts for 38.3 percent of Safaricom’s service revenue.
Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa said that the firm was in talks with regulator for the launch of MPesa Junior
“This would suggest for once, those without IDs may be able to have MPesa accounts,” he said.
Safaricom also saw its net profit (excluding Ethiopia) rebound to pre-Covid-19 levels, up 12.2 percent year-on-year, to Sh77 billion.
Its net profit (including Ethiopia) was up a marginal 1.1 percent to Sh69.45 billion.
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