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Originally published by Techish Kenyatech
October 17, 2025
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Safaricom bets KES 15M on trees to clean up its network footprint
Safaricom is out to prove that rolling out 5G towers and laying fibre cables doesn’t have to come at nature’s expense. The telco has announced a KES 15..
✨ Key Highlights
Safaricom is investing KES 15 million in a new Biodiversity Restoration Project to plant 250,000 trees across 7,000 base transceiver station (BTS) sites in Kenya over two years, aiming to mitigate the environmental impact of its network expansion.
- The project is part of Safaricom's goal to become net-zero by 2050 and complements its existing partnership with the Kenya Forest Service to plant 5 million trees by 2030.
- Peter Ndegwa, CEO of Safaricom, stated the initiative will "restore ecosystems and advance our decarbonization journey" without hindering connectivity.
- The new effort focuses on planting indigenous and fruit trees directly at BTS sites, involving both private and public landowners and engaging local communities.
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