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State pockets Sh22b from Safaricom, KCB dividends

By Dominic Omondi | 5yrs ago

National Treasury Principal Secretary Dr. Julius Muia, National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani, KCB Group Chairman Andrew Wambari Kairu, and KCB Group CEO and Managing Director Joshua Oigara during the dividend cheque handover to the National Treasury. [Photo: Standard]

Safaricom and KCB Group have boosted the National Treasury’s coffers with a total dividend payout of Sh21.7 billion.

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