Airtel shuts loss-making Kenya fibre unit after two years

City residents queue outside an Airtel shop along Koinange street, Nairobi on April 7, 2022.

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Airtel Africa is winding up its Kenyan wholesale internet and fibre-optic subsidiary, two years after it was set up amid struggles to turn a profit.

The Registrar of Companies revealed that the Airtel subsidiary, known as Airtel Kenya Telesonic, would be struck off the register by December 2026, following a request by the telco.

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