Safaricom share hits record high on Addis permit

Safaricom headquarters on Nairobi’s Waiyaki Way. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA

Safaricom shareholders’ paper wealth rose by Ksh90.1 billion ($836.8 million) Monday as investors rushed to buy the company’s shares after it was awarded a licence to enter Ethiopia’s underserved telecoms market.

It marks one of the largest one-day gains on a single stock in the history of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).