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New bill seeks to hive off mobile cash from telcos sector

Telecommunications services providers could be forced to break off mobile money from their core business if a new Bill is passed into law.

This follows proposals in the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2019, for a new regulatory framework for Kenyan telecommunication service providers.

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