Please enable JavaScript to view advertisements.
×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Smart Minds Choose Us
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download App
×
The Standard Group PLC The Standard Group Plc is a multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key influence in matters of national and international interest.
  • Standard Group Plc HQ Office,
  • The Standard Group Center,Mombasa Road.
  • P.O Box 30080-00100,Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Telephone number: 0203222111, 0719012111
  • Email: corporate@standardmedia.co.ke

M-Pesa, Ethiopia operations drive Safaricom's revenue surge

(L) Safaricom Group CFO and Chief Innovation Officer Dilip Pal, CEO Peter Ndegwa and Safaricom Ethiopia CEO Wim Vanhelleputte during the release of the 2026/27 half-year results. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Safaricom has reported a 72 per cent increase in net profit to Sh50.35 billion for the half-year that ended in September 2026, an increase from Sh29.18 billion over a similar period last year, with Ethiopia operations continuing to improve performance.

While releasing the financial results yesterday, the company attributed the growth to increased revenues from its mobile money service M-Pesa, which accounted for nearly half of its earnings, as well as its internet provision business.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902