Wangusi says CA directors wanted bribes from Airtel

The disbanded Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) board’s demand that telecoms operator Airtel pay a Sh2.1 billion licence renewal fee was motivated by the quest to extort bribes, Francis Wangusi, the agency’s director-general, said Wednesday.

CA chairman Ngene Gituku also told journalists at a Press briefing that the authority had evidence to support the claim that a board member went to Airtel to solicit bribes in exchange for a favourable decision on the licence fee.