SAFARICOM PLC

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Founded

1997-01-26

Risk Signals

3273 news mentions monitored

Industry Context

This company is tracked across risk categories, including those related to its sector (e.g., Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone, Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified, Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified), including supply chain integrity, ESG practices, labor disputes, and regulatory compliance.

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Safaricom petitions Parliament for exemption from electronic tax invoices on M-Pesa fees

2025-01-11 (eastleighvoice.co.ke)

Safaricom petitions Parliament for exemption from electronic tax invoices on M-Pesa fees

The company revealed that the M-Pesa platform handles approximately 200 million transactions per month, a volume that has overwhelmed its systems as well as tho...

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Safaricom petitions Parliament for exemption from electronic tax invoices on M-Pesa fees

2024-11-26 (eastleighvoice.co.ke)

Safaricom petitions Parliament for exemption from electronic tax invoices on M-Pesa fees

The company revealed that the M-Pesa platform handles approximately 200 million transactions per month, a volume that has overwhelmed its systems as well as tho...

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Why paybill tax will drive nail in Safaricom casket

2024-10-10 (nairobilawmonthly.com)

Why paybill tax will drive nail in Safaricom casket

Safaricom stands to be the biggest loser should the Government implement the controversial proposal to turn till and paybill numbers into electronic tax registers.

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Ksh75 billion tax stalls M-Pesa's split from Safaricom

2024-04-06 (ippmedia.com)

Ksh75 billion tax stalls M-Pesa's split from Safaricom

KENYA’S plan to split Safaricom from its dominant mobile money unit, M-Pesa, has stalled on the significant tax cost to the company.

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Kenyan lawmakers move to regulate, tax cryptocurrencies

2023-12-07 (intellinews.com)

Kenyan lawmakers move to regulate, tax cryptocurrencies

Law to regulate, tax cryptocurrencies

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Mobile snub by traders calls for tax policy audit

2023-10-18 (businessdailyafrica.com)

Mobile snub by traders calls for tax policy audit

The pain of the tax squeeze on businesses seems to finally manifest.

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Ruto's allies demand audit of Kenyatta-owned companies over tax evasion

2023-02-01 (tuko.co.ke)

Ruto's allies demand audit of Kenyatta-owned companies over tax evasion

President William Ruto's allies are now asking to review three companies owned by the Kenyattas as the fresh war between the head of state and his predecessor .

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Tax revenue: Safaricom, Equity among private firms paying gov't over KSh 300b

2022-08-29 (tuko.co.ke)

Tax revenue: Safaricom, Equity among private firms paying gov't over KSh 300b

The National Treasury collected in over KSh 300 billion in taxes from seven biggest private firms, including the telco Safaricom PLC and Equity Bank Group.

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Faces behind illegal broadcast media gambling amid claims of tax evasion

2021-11-25 (theinformer.co.ke)

Faces behind illegal broadcast media gambling amid claims of tax evasion

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Whatsapp Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Leading broadcast media outlets and telecommunication service providers have been cited as being in an unholy union in perpetuating unlicensed radio betting and

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