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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.
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.