肯尼亚将15%的Safaricom股份出售给Vodacom, Kenya sells 15% Safaricom stake to Vodacom for $1.7B to fund infrastructure without debt or taxes.

肯尼亚政府正在推动将Safaricom公司15%的股份出售给Vodacom公司,目的是为国家基础设施基金筹集2,445亿先令,以便在不增加债务或税收的情况下为大型项目融资。 Kenya’s government is advancing the sale of its 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom, aiming to raise Sh244.5 billion for the National Infrastructure Fund to finance major projects without increasing debt or taxes. 这笔交易将把Vodacom的份额提升到55%,并将政府的份额降低到20%。 The deal would boost Vodacom’s share to 55% and reduce the government’s to 20%. 虽然官员们说该基金将推动基础设施的增长, 但批评人士警告说, 这一举动有可能破坏国家对M-Pesa等数字基础设施的控制, 引发对资产低估的担忧, 并回应过去的私有化, While officials say the fund will drive infrastructure growth, critics warn the move risks undermining national control over digital infrastructure like M-Pesa, raises concerns about asset undervaluation, and echoes past privatizations that failed to deliver long-term public benefits.