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Regulators face dilemma over telco's grip on market

Communications Authority of Kenya (CIA) Headquarters in Nairobi.

As consumers await Parliament’s report on competition in the telecommunications sector, regulators have been put on the spot for failing to implement legislation promoting the fair market practice.

Experts now say that the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) and the Communications Authority (CA) have abdicated their oversight role, exposing mobile operators and consumers to a regulatory vacuum that threatens to limit innovation in the critical sector.

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