Vodafone Kenya, a subsidiary of South Africa's Vodacom Group, will gain the power to nominate Safaricom's next CEO, under governance changes set for a shareholder vote later this month.

Safaricom will ask shareholders to approve a governance overhaul that would give the majority shareholder, Vodafone Kenya, the power to nominate CEO.

Vodafone Kenya, a subsidiary of South Africa's Vodacom Group, will gain the power to nominate Safaricom's next CEO, under governance changes set for a shareholder vote later this…