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Safaricom

Telecoms

Value-capture verdict

CONTESTED

Ownership genuinely still in play.

Owned by

South Africa / Vodafone (UK)

Signal score

93/100AAA

How it’s scored

The read

Vodacom bought 15% of Safaricom from the Kenyan government for ~$2.1bn to reach 55% control. Kenya's crown jewel and the M-Pesa rail now sit under Vodacom (ultimately Vodafone) — though the state keeps 20% and a hand on the chair.

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