Competition watchdog downplays Safaricom’s dominance

Competition Authority of Kenya Director General Wang'ombe Kariuki when he appeared before the National Assembly Communication, Information and Innovation Committee on inquiry into legislative and regulatory gaps affecting competition in the telecommunication sub-sector at County Hall, Nairobi at Parliament. [Boniface Okendo/Standard]

The competition watchdog has ruled out the possibility of putting Safaricom under regulatory watch in the wake of renewed dominance accusations.

The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK), while acknowledging that the telco was dominant in certain segments of the market, including retail and in the telecommunication infrastructure, said yesterday the firm had not abused its market leadership position.