Safaricom signs $103m loan deal with lenders for sustainability growth

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Safaricom PLC CEO Peter Ndegwa at a past event at the Michael Joseph Centre in Nairobi, Kenya on August 1, 2022. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Safaricom says it has signed an agreement to raise Ksh15 billion ($103 million) worth of loans from a consortium of local and foreign banks to fund its sustainable growth strategy.

The credit facility, which can be expanded to Ksh20 billion ($137.2 million), has been signed with KCB Group, Absa, Standard Bank of South Africa and Standard Chartered.