Other Safaricom prefixes include 070X, 071X, 072X, 0740-43, 0745-46, 0748, 0757-59, 0768-69 and 079X.

Oil prices were lower in the afternoon of Asian trading hours, with international benchmark Brent crude futures down 1.7% to $40.53 per barrel. U.S. crude futures also slipped 1.71% to $38.48 per barrel.

Until his appointment, Gen. Mwathethe was heading the Oceans and Blue Economy Office.

The CBOE volatility index , a gauge for short-term volatility, hit a two-week low after spiking to a four-month high in the run-up to the election.

The bonds market posted a decline in turnover during today’s trading session, with bonds worth Kes 1.19 billion transacted in 39 deals against the 2.20 billion worth of bonds transacted in the previous trading session.