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CA Board Chairman Ben Gituku (R). The Communications Authority (CA) has dispelled claims that the sale of Essar Telecom Kenya Ltd was riddled with corruption. (PHOTO: COURTESY)
The Communications Authority (CA) has dispelled claims that the sale of Essar Telecom Kenya Ltd was riddled with corruption.
According to the authority, the deal which saw Essar’s voice business and licence bought by Airtel, while Safaricom took up the data unit and infrastructure sparked fireworks when the board differed with management on whether or not Airtel Kenya was supposed to pay a Sh2.3 billion frequency licence fee.
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