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January 13, 2026
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AG, Treasury CS Mbadi to be grilled by MPs over Safaricom sale

AG, Treasury CS Mbadi to be grilled by MPs over Safaricom sale

The hearings by two parliamentary committees, will scrutinise the December deal that saw Vodacom Group acquire a 15 per cent stake from the Kenyan government. ..

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Attorney General Dorcas Oduor and National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi are scheduled to appear before Kenyan lawmakers on Tuesday. They will face questioning regarding the government's controversial Sh244 billion sale of a stake in Safaricom to South Africa's Vodacom.

  • The sale of a stake in Safaricom to Vodacom is valued at Sh244 billion.
  • The officials to be grilled are Attorney General Dorcas Oduor and National Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi.
  • The appearance marks the beginning of a major parliamentary probe into the transaction.

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