Telkom Kenya lays off 72 percent of its employees

Telkom Kenya CEO Mugo Kibati. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Telkom Kenya has announced plans to lay off 575 workers, equivalent to about 72 percent of its workforce, ahead of its proposed merger with Airtel Kenya.

The move will leave Telkom, the country’s third-largest, loss-making telco, with a skeleton staff of only about 225.

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