Airtel mum as telcos’ ownership rules loom

An Airtel shop in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Airtel Kenya has less than two years to bring on board 30 per cent local shareholding into its mobile money business under rule changes that were published by the ICT ministry in 2020.

Under the new regulations, Airtel was given three years from November 2020 to cede the mobile money stake, and must also sell a similar stake in Airtel Networks Kenya Limited (the voice business) by April 2024.

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