Matiang’i backs Airtel in push to break up Safaricom

A battle for control of the vibrant telecommunication industry has sucked in ICT Cabinet secretary Fred Matiang’i.

In a move that would jolt the industry and raise questions about the independence of the sector regulator, Communication Authority of Kenya (CA), Mr Matiang’i wrote a letter last year demanding a brief on what the watchdog was doing in preparation to declare Safaricom a dominant player.