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Safaricom’s bid to get TV licence stalls

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore with Sylvia Mulinge General Manager Consumer Business. [Standard]

Safaricom’s application for a licence to operate a commercial free-to-air television station has been put on hold.

Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) Director General Francis Wangusi said the telco’s application made more than three years ago had been put on hold pending the outcome of deliberations on market dominance.

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