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Kenya’s leading telecommunication company Safaricom has been officially awarded a licence to become the first foreign entity to provide such services in Ethiopia.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has told Ethiopians that the entry of Kenya's technology giant Safaricom will help transform their country by positively impacting most sectors of the 112 million population economy.
Using the example of Safaricom's impact on the Kenyan economy over the years, President K
President Kenyatta in Addis Ababa to witness issuance of operating license to Safaricom
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President Uhuru Kenyatta is in Ethiopia for a state visit. He was received at the airport by senior government officials including Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. During his visit, the President is scheduled to witness the issuance of a telecommunications licence to Safaricom and to discuss other issues of mutual concern.
President Uhuru was accompanied by Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo of Foreign Affairs and Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru of ICT and Innovation.
Earlier this year, an international consortium led by Safaricom, comprising of Vodafone and Vodacom, UK’s CDC Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, won a Ksh. 91.8 billion bid to operate in Ethiopia. The tender has increased Safaricom’s share rally to new heights as it aims to grow its presence in Ethiopia.
President Yoweri Museveni who won the January 14th Poll has finally announced his cabinet team with which he will steer through the next five years of his seventh term in office since capturing power in 1986. “I hereby inform the country that By virtue of the Authority given to the President of Uganda. I hereby […]