Airtel pays Sh1bn for new licence

An Airtel shop in Nairobi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Airtel Kenya will pay Sh1.1 billion for a new 10-year year licence as part of the out-of-court settlement with the telecoms sector regulator.

This will be in addition to a Sh2.2 billion fee for the current licence it has been using since 2015, bringing the total payment to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to Sh3.4 billion.

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