How you helped Safaricom make Sh55b profits

L-R - Sateesh Kamath - Chief Financial Officer, Safaricom,Nicholas Ng’ang’a – Chairman, Safaricom Board,Joe Ogutu Director Strategy & Innovation Safaricom speaking during Safaricom 2017/2018 full year financial results on 9th May 2018. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Safaricom continues its charge as the preferred mobile phone services provider and market leader, with each of its subscribers contributing on average Sh8,000 to the firm's income last year.

The high customers' spendings, however, includes sales of handsets and accessories which accounted for Sh8.9 billion, up from Sh8.7 billion.