Safaricom's half-year net profit up 20pc to Sh31.5bn

Safaricom's #ticker:SCOM net profit for six months through September rose 20.22 per cent partly helped by revenue from its mobile money service M-Pesa, the giant telco reported Friday.
Profit after taxation hit Sh31.5 billion compared with Sh26.20 billion a year earlier.
The mobile network operator, whose shares trade on Nairobi bourse, earned Sh35.52 billion from globally-leading M-Pesa, an 18.2 percent jump from Sh30.05 billion a year earlier.
Growth in data services slowed in the period, zooming 10.8 per cent to Sh19.45 billion.
Flat voice revenues
Voice revenues were nearly flat, increasing 1.4 per cent year-on-year to Sh48.03 billion.
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