[kictanet] Safaricom's low dividend payments

[Akich Kwach]

Michael,

That is a very smart thinking. To add to the cost of withdrawal, people 
living upcountry sometimes spend on transport to access M-Pesa services. 
Maybe Safaricom could create an SMS system where shareholders could choose 
whether they want to be paid in cash OR equivalent in form of airtime.

Akich Kwach


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From: "michael Ouma" <benomnta at yahoo.com>
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Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 11:36 AM
Subject: [kictanet] Safaricom's low dividend payments


> Hi all:
>
> just wondering: would it make more sense for safaricom to just 'sambaza' 
> airtime amounts equivalent to the dividend payments for those with less 
> than say 2,000 shares (which translates to a dividend of khss 200), as i 
> believe this would save them (shareholders) from having to incur the MPESA 
> transaction fees of Kshs 30?
>
> what do others think?
>
> thanks.
>
> Michael Ouma
> Journalist
> Nairobi, Kenya
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