How Sh4bn Telkom feud with US firm escalated to massive mast shutdown

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A silhouette of a communication mast. FILE PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG

The acquisition of 715 towers by American Towers Corporation (ATC) for $155 million from Telkom Kenya five years ago has come to haunt the telco, with the Senate warning that the feud between the two companies is putting the country's security infrastructure at risk.

Documents tabled before the Senate Committee on Information and Technology have revealed a battle that a few weeks ago led to the disruption of Telkom network services across the country.

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