The cash-strapped National Treasury is poised to receive a roughly Sh11.92 billion payout after Safaricom declared a record interim dividend, providing a timely cash infusion ahead of the state’s sale of a major stake in the company to South Africa’s Vodacom Group.

 Safaricom said in a regulatory notice that its board had approved an interim dividend of Sh0.85 per share for the year ending March 2026.