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Why there was network outage during protests, Safaricom CEO explains

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Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa. [File, Standard]

Safaricom Chief Executive Officer Peter Ndegwa has broken his silence on the intermiteent network connectivity across Kenya on Tuesday night.

This followed numerous complaints from Kenyans about slow internet speeds and lagging on mobile applications affiliated with the telecommunications giant.

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