MPs Amend Govt Plan to Sell 15% Safaricom Stake, Introduce Worker Protections

In the original framework, the agreement only guaranteed that existing staff would not be laid off for three years after the transaction. Legislators have now strengthened the provisions to ensure the restructuring does not lead to redundancies among the company’s workforce.


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