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Orange sells Telkom Kenya to private UK investment firm

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Kenya’s third largest telecommunications service provider, Telkom Kenya, could soon get a new lease of life following its acquisition by UK private equity firm, Helios Investment Partners.

This comes as the mobile service provider yesterday confirmed that France Telecom had sold off its 70 per cent stake to Helios after eight years. But no financial details were disclosed.

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