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CS Matiang’i has sensationally claimed the mobile network operator procured litigants to block thin-Sim technology fronted by Equity Bank

Kenya: Safaricom Ltd has been named in a scheme to delay the roll-out of alternative technologies in the local market.

Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i alleged that the provider of converged communication solutions was paying litigants to delay the roll-out of alternative technologies, in reference to Equity Bank's suspended cash transfer services.

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