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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'><span style="color: rgb(128, 128, 128); font-family: Georgia, 'ITC Century W01 Light'; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">Safaricom has pulled out of a deal in which it was to acquire the core assets of Essar-owned yuMobile citing delays in getting approvals from the industry regulator.</span><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Safaricom-now-abandons-plan-to-purchase-yuMobile/-/996/2258714/-/qjjc6pz/-/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.nation.co.ke/business/Safaricom-now-abandons-plan-to-purchase-yuMobile/-/996/2258714/-/qjjc6pz/-/index.html</a></div> </div></body>
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