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Anxiety grips ICT sector as purge on Uhuru men intensifies

John Ngumi. He resigned as chairman of the Safaricom board last week. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]

Last week's resignation of John Ngumi as chairman of the Safaricom board is the latest in the purge of former President Uhuru Kenyatta's men from key positions in the lucrative ICT sector.

Ngumi replaced the telco's long-serving chairman Michael Joseph five months ago, with his appointment to the role just weeks before the last General Election giving one of Uhuru's staunchest corporate allies a vantage point at the leading telecommunications firm.

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