SAFARICOM PLC
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1997-01-26
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2024-11-12 (sokodirectory.com)
Indices Close In The Red As Equity Turnover Contract By 69.9%
The market closed in the red, with the NASI declining by 0.5% and the NSE 20 and NSE 25 inching lower by 0.1% each.
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2024-10-01 (nairobitimez.co.ke)
OMTATAH,TWO OTHERS MOVE TO COURT TO BLOCK ROLLOUT OF SHIF.
BY SAM ALFAN. Three Kenyans among them Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah have moved to court seeking to block the rollout of Social Health Insurance Fund, which is set for launch on October 1. Omtatah together with Nakuru based Dr Mogare Gikenyi and Eliud Matindi also challenged the Sh104.8 billion
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2024-09-30 (thesharpdaily.com)
Lawmakers approve KES 104.8 billion healthcare IT contract led by Safaricom
The National Assembly's Health Committee has cleared a KES 104.8 billion Safaricom-led digital health project, stating that it fully complies
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2024-09-26 (techfocus24.com)
Safaricom chair defends $800mn health contract amid conflict of interest
The chair of Safaricom, Adil Khawaja, has defended the telco’s involvement in an $800 million government contract to digitise the country’s health systems.This is even as opposition politicians alleged a conflict of interest over his law firm Dentons HHM’s role in the deal.Safaricom, K
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2024-09-26 (nation.co.ke)
Don't approve Sh104.8bn health deal, House team advises AG Dorcas Oduor
A parliamentary committee has told Attorney-General Dorcas Oduor not to approve a Sh104.8 billion contract for the health digital system awarded a Safaricom-led consortium.
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2024-09-25 (kbc.co.ke)
MPs protest over Ksh 104.8B healthcare IT system procurement
Members of Parliament have expressed concerns regarding the Ministry of Health’s procurement process for the Integrated Healthcare Information Technology System (IHTS), a key component of the Universal Health Program.
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2024-09-22 (kenyainsights.com)
Adani Group’s Link In Kenya’s Healthcare System
Apeiro Limited, the largest shareholder in the Safaricom consortium that has been awarded the contract for the technology-based system for the Universal Health Coverage (UHC), has business links to the Adani Group.
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2024-09-22 (standardmedia.co.ke)
Safaricom consortium gets Sh104b contract for digital health system
The three firms will invest in the project and recover the investment over a 10-year period starting February 2025, delivering 70,000 tablets and 5,000 laptops to public health workers.
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2024-07-29 (businessdailyafrica.com)
Dealer sues Safaricom over new contract termination clauses
Safaricom has allegedly implemented a new dealership agreement that allows the telco to terminate its contract with distributors without consulting the traders, sparking off a standoff that has seen one of its dealers move to court seeking to overturn the changes.
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2024-01-16 (biztechafrica.com)
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2023-11-08 (codastory.com)
In Africa’s first ‘safe city,’ surveillance reigns
Nairobi boasts nearly 2,000 Huawei surveillance cameras citywide. But in the nine years since they were installed, it is hard to see their benefits.
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2019-03-14 (nederlandsmedianieuws.nl)
Hearst Create content partner Kenya's communications company Safaricom
Hearst Create has signed a new contract with Safaricom, a major telecommunications company in Kenya. Hearst Create will produce a magazine for Safaricom
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