Treasury bought Telkom to avoid spying on NIS, military

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The National Treasury building in Nairobi. 

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The Treasury bought an extra 60 percent stake in Telkom Kenya to avoid spying on the Army and the National Intelligence Service (NIS) communications through exclusive access to phone and data networks.

Former ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru on Wednesday said the government had initially planned to develop its own National Security Telecommunication Service to secure its communications from potential tapping by third parties via a network owned by investors.

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