Parliament invites public views on Safaricom share sale amid outcry

Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah urges anyone with substantive information on the government plans to sell stake in Safaricom to appear before the Finance and National Planning Committee. [File, Standard]

Parliament has now invited Kenyans to submit memoranda on government plans to sell a stake in Safaricom, setting the stage for the public participation.

Clerk of the National Assembly, Samuel Njoroge said that this is in accordance with the Article 118(1)(b) of the Constitution, which requires Parliament to facilitate public participation and involvement in the legislative and other businesses of Parliament.