*Safaricom holds interim dividend at Sh22 billion despite profit drop* Safaricom has held its interim dividend payment at Sh0.55 per share or a total of Sh22.04 billion for all its 40 billion shares, despite a drop in its halfyear profits in the current financial year ending March 2025. The Nairobi Securities Exchange-listed telecommunications giant announced on Thursday that it will pay the interim dividend by the end of next month, after booking a net profit of Sh28.1 billion in the half year to September 2024. Source: Business Daily