President Ruto backs Starlink rivalry with Safaricom

President William Ruto addresses the US-Kenya Business and Investment Roundtable convened on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 23, 2024.

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President William Ruto has backed US billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink’s entry into Kenya amid a petition from Safaricom to reconsider the award of licences to satellite Internet providers.

Dr Ruto told the US-Kenya Business and Investment Roundtable that the entrance of Starlink is in line with government policy of deepening Internet penetration and encouraging competition in the market.

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