[kictanet] Safaricom to be compelled to split m-pesa business in new bill

[florence mwangangi]

Waiting. Perhaps that will address what antitrust laws have failed to
address..

On Sat, Jun 22, 2019 at 11:10 AM Mwendwa Kivuva via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> The Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill 2019, which is
> sponsored by Gem MP Elisha Odhiambo, is seeking to compel mobile phone
> companies to form separate arms to manage any other business they engage in
> outside telecommunications services.
>
> They will also be required to "legally split or separate the
> telecommunciations business from such other business.
>
> Besides separating the revenue streams, telcos will also be required to
> compensate consumers for dropped calls at the rate of Sh10 for every call
> dropped for up to three dropped calls a day.
>
>
> https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/MPesa-Airtel-Money-set-for-split/539546-5165930-bbwvsfz/index.html
>
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